{"product_id":"citrouille-jack-o-lantern-ancestrale","title":"Jack O' Lantern Pumpkin Heirloom","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCucurbita pepo.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe orange icon of North American autumn, carved into grimacing faces since the waves of Irish immigration of the 19th century. The tradition comes from an old Celtic legend — Stingy Jack, a scoundrel who had tricked the devil more than once and found himself, on his death, condemned to wander between the worlds with only an ember slipped into a hollowed-out turnip for light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRound, squat fruit of 4 to 7 kg, with smooth bright orange skin, deeply ribbed — exactly the format and shape you visualize when you think \"pumpkin.\" Thick, sturdy stem that makes a natural handle for carrying. Moderately thick orange flesh, lightly fibrous — the variety has been selected more for carving than for cooking, but it remains entirely edible: in velouté soup, puréed for pie (a little more reduction and sugar than for dense-flesh varieties), or in oven-roasted cubes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAbove all, don't throw away the seeds — toasted in the oven with salt, they're the traditional accompaniment to carving evenings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGrower's tip:\u003c\/strong\u003e 100 to 110 days is long for Québec, and the goal is to have fully orange-ripe fruits before the first October frosts. Indoor start 3 to 4 weeks before transplanting (no more — cucurbits hate long stays in a pot), or direct-sow late May \/ early June once the soil is well warmed. For well-round and symmetrical pumpkins, turn the fruits a quarter-turn each week as they grow — otherwise they flatten on the side touching the ground. Harvest before the first serious frost, when the skin is hard and no longer marks under the fingernail, keeping 8 to 10 cm of stem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOpen-pollinated. Stable variety. Monoecious, bee-pollinated: crosses with other \u003cem\u003eCucurbita pepo\u003c\/em\u003e (zucchini, spaghetti squash, acorn squash) — isolate for seed saving.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVine length: 3 to 4 m. Plan the space.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMaturity: 100 to 110 days after transplant.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExposure: full sun.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRich, deep soil, heavy with organic matter. Space plants 1.5 m apart in all directions, or grow in mounds.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndoor start 3 to 4 weeks before last frost, or direct-sow in a mound in early June once the soil is at 18 °C minimum.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Joual Vert","offers":[{"title":"10","offer_id":42461917184172,"sku":"GC-H-PUMJAC-10","price":0.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"50","offer_id":42461917216940,"sku":"GC-H-PUMJAC-50","price":3.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250","offer_id":42461917249708,"sku":"GC-H-PUMJAC-250","price":12.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1250","offer_id":44180309180588,"sku":"GC-H-PUMJAC-1250","price":54.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0532\/1388\/8684\/products\/jacko.jpg?v=1678475568","url":"https:\/\/joualvert.ca\/en\/products\/jack-o-lantern-pumpkin-heirloom-seeds","provider":"Joual Vert","version":"1.0","type":"link"}