Pumpkin Rouge vif d’Etampes

🎃 Pumpkin ‘Rouge Vif d’Étampes’

A classic French heirloom pumpkin with deep red-orange, flattened fruits 🌿✨ Perfect for cooking, decorating, and autumn displays.

🌱 Growing Information

Sow under cover from April to May (IV–V)
Grow seedlings and transplant outdoors after last frosts: May – June (V–VI)
Spacing: 120 × 140 cm
Prefers warm, sunny, wind-protected locations ☀️
Grows best in fertile, well-drained soil enriched with compost
Water regularly and feed well for best yields

🌿 Plant Details

✔ Type: Pumpkin
✔ Position: Full sun ☀️
✔ Soil: Fertile, well-drained
✔ Maturity: 100–110 days after transplanting
✔ Fruit Weight: 5–8 kg
✔ Harvest Period: September – October (IX–X)
✔ Perfect for: Cooking, roasting & decorative use

🌼 Special Features

✔ Distinctive flattened, ribbed shape 🎃
✔ Rich red-orange colour
✔ Sweet, dense flesh
✔ High-yielding and reliable
✔ Excellent storage quality

📦 Pack Size

2 g