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The Long Island Cheese pumpkin is an excellent eating pumpkin and is well-suited for making pies. It is a beautiful tan pumpkin with deep lobes that grows on huge, sprawling vines.

Latin Name

Cucurbita moschata


Family

Cucurbitaceae


Type of Plant

Annuals Annuals
Vegetables Vegetables
Vines Vines

Seasons

Summer Summer
Fall Fall

Specifications

Max height Max Height: 1.5'
Max spread Max Spread: 15'

Uses

  • Annual
  • Edible
  • Crop
  • Vegetable

  • Sunlight Exposure

    Full Sun Full Sun

    Colors


    Native Range

    South and Central America


    History

    In May of 1788, Washington writes of planting pumpkins at Muddy Hole.


    Other Details

    Pollinator Pollinator

    Hardiness Zones

    USDA basemap

    Average annual extreme minimum temperature 1976-2005

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