Our Top 5 Large Orange Pumpkin Varieties
These Industry Leading Powdery Mildew Protected pumpkins make our top five list for the most common go to varieties for growers. Whether you sell wholesale or roadside, these varieties will have you covered! Classic ribbing, large strong rooted handles on rich dark orange fruit excel in overall performance resulting in a crop you can count on all the way through harvest and sales.

#1 Kratos Pumpkin
Kratos offers growers a large handled pumpkin, with intermediate resistance to powdery mildew that matures 2 weeks earlier than most of our other large fruited varieties. Strong vines with a semi-vine growth habit produce 20-30 lb. fruit that have a flat-round shape, medium ribbing and large, firmly attached handles. The fruit have a medium-dark orange color. Good yield potential has been noted on Kratos in our test plots.

#2 Cronus Pumpkin
Cronus pumpkins are produced on a large, vigorous vine that has exceptional yield potential, as well as intermediate resistance to powdery mildew. Its fruit weigh 25-60 lb. and have an attractive dark orange color, well defined ribs, and a consistent blocky/round shape. Its exceptional handle is long, dark-colored, well rooted, and has high dry matter, which leads to less stem shrinkage after harvest.

#3 Gladiator Pumpkin
Its improved disease protection and grower-preferred fruit size have made Gladiator the number one variety of growers across the country. Raised next to other varieties in field comparisons, Gladiator shows improved homozygous intermediate resistance to powdery mildew. The round, deep orange fruit have moderate ribbing and measure 13″ wide x 12″ high. Gladiator’s long handles are thick and firmly rooted to the 20 to 25 lb. fruit. Vigorous, semi-vine plants produce good yields of these classic, attractive pumpkins that are uniform for size and shape.

#4 Secretariat Pumpkin
This large handled, dark orange pumpkin has a slightly flattened shape. The medium-large vines have intermediate resistance to powdery mildew and are very productive, bearing multiple fruit per plant. The exceptionally large handles will receive attention at roadside stands and U-Pick pumpkin patches.

#5 Ares Pumpkin
Ares’ extra-long, thick, and firmly attached stems really set it apart from the other tall pumpkins on the market. The dark orange fruit average 22-28 lbs., are very uniform for size and shape, and have excellent ribbing. Ares pumpkins are produced on vigorous vines that offer excellent yield potential and intermediate resistance to powdery mildew. We urge you to add this tall, strong warrior pumpkin to your offering this season.

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Zinnia Benary’s Giant Mix

This series of giant dahlia-flowered zinnias is an excellent choice for both cut flower growers and garden centers who sell to gardeners wanting cuts. Benary’s Giant Mix produces long, thick stems that are less likely to bend when being cut than other zinnias. The 3 to 4″ flowers are produced in clear, bright uniform colors that catch the eye. This series was selected for its greater tolerance to diseases than other cut flower zinnias and longer vase life. It is a must for any grower producing annual cuts.

Sunflower Zohar F1 Organic

Sunflower Zohar F1 Organic is a pollen-free hybrid that is an improvement over Jerusalem Gold in color and earliness. The mid-height single stemmed plants produce flowers with crisp clean orange-gold petals and a dark disk. Flower diameter is approximately 4-6″, and can expand to 7 to 8″ if plants are spaced further apart. Zohar has been produced organically, and is certified as organic seed. For organic producers, it is the best variety to grow that are closest to the market leading Sunrich Orange and Pro Cut Orange. Matures in approximately 40-50 days.

Cosmos Sensation Mix

Cosmos, long considered an old fashioned flower, always adds a delightful touch to gardens with their airy, lacy habit. Finely cut foliage and bright 2” flowers make Cosmos Sensation Mix an outstanding background flowering annual. The full, bushy plants produce attractive, airy flowers in shades of pink, plum, rose and crimson.

Aster Giant Ray Mix

Asters are considered an old fashioned flower that still maintains a good deal of popularity.The very striking, finely pointed quilled petals on the Aster Giant Ray Mix are the trait that sells this Aster variety. Highly double 5 to 5-1/2″ flowers are borne on bushy, well-branched plants. Colors include mid blue, primrose, red, silver blue, silver rose, and white.

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1. PREPARATION OF GROWING TOOLS
   Seed tray or small pot with a diameter of 3-5 cm
   Pot with minimum diameter of 20 cm, height 20-25 cm
   Soil for sowing: A thin layer of soil about 2-3 cm, a soil mixture consisting of 2/3 rotted humus soil and 1/3 rich organic soil.
   Soil: You can buy clean soil to plant or you can prepare the soil by mixing decayed manure (about 40%), coconut fiber, rice husk ash (about 60%) and priming with mineral or organic fertilizers microorganism.

2. DRILLS
   Seeds can be sown directly without soaking or soaking in warm water (2 boiling 3 cold) for 3-4 hours, then picked out, washed, incubated in a damp towel for 4-5 days, cracked seeds, then put in the nursery. for best germination results.
   Each hole or nursery should only sow 1 seed, gently press the seeds into the ground 0.5-1 cm, cover with a thin layer of soil, put the nursery in a place with light light and water to keep moisture daily in the early morning and evening. .

3. TAKE CARE OF
   When the tree is 7-10 cm tall, it can be planted in a fixed pot. Plants should be placed in a place with light to avoid harsh sunlight because the resistance of seedlings is still weak.
   Once the plant has taken root, the pot can be moved to a sunny spot.
   In the early morning and evening, water the plants. You should only use a small watering can, water gently, with a moderate amount of water.
   After planting for 15-20 days, add Good life microbial chicken manure or Trichoderma + TE organic buffalo manure for plants periodically every 10-15 days (or can dilute NPK fertilizer at the rate of 0.5% Water the plants once a week, after fertilizing need to be watered again with clean water to avoid excess fertilizer will kill the plant).
   Chili is a plant with high nutritional needs and needs to be complete and balanced with macronutrients (NPK), medium CaO, MgO, S, Si and trace elements Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu, B.
   Thus, when growing chili peppers, it is necessary to choose fertilizers that are full of multi-, medium-, and micro-nutrient components and must be balanced in terms of nutrition for new chili plants to grow, develop well, and limit pests. damage and produce high quality fruit.

   Nhổ cỏ dại tránh cạnh tranh dinh dưỡng, xới đất quanh gốc giúp cây phát triển tốt hơn.

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