We use a tunnel frame made from ½ or ¾ inch PVC or black poly pipe

Purple Sun fits the bill

Bushy plants grow only 16–18 inches tall with big

you can start picking up to a month earlier than many other pumpkins

Spartan Pumpkin GRAFTED TRANSPLANT We use a tunnel frameCucurbita pepo 100 days. These big, burly, attractive pumpkins form consistently uniform, barrel shaped fruit with dark orange rind and secure, dark green handles. Averaging between 20 25 pounds, Spartan is an excellent carving pumpkin with a fairly hollow, easy to clean interior. Disease resistant plants are robust and bushy, producing big fruit even in the heat of summer. Approximately 7 seeds per gram. IR: PM.