"120 days. Exhibition size pumpkins. The colossal fruits are round and covered with smooth, glossy, bright red-orange skin. A packet plants a 10-15' row. Burpee bred. 6-8' apart, sow in rows, thinning to one plant every 2-3'. . Sun."
Average Customer Rating:
4.3 out of 5
6 of 7 (86%) customers would recommend this product to a friend.
My hard work payed off,
September 22, 2008 Submitted byOverachievinggardener from Humboldt, TN
"What a great pumpkin variety. Last year a man at our local fair entered a large pumpkin weighing about 60 pounds. I asked him, "What variety is that?" "Prizewinner." He said. "Where did you get the seed?" I asked. He responded, "Burpee." I then went to your website to research this pumpkin. After seeing its enoumous potiential, I had my sights dead on growing this variety. Being only 17 years old, I had ever tried to grow a giant pumpkin in my garden. During the fall I prepared a bed and the next spring I planted the Prizewinner pumpkin seeds. I planted 6 hills, and selected one to focus all my attention to. After about two months of doing "neccessary, specialized maintenance", I had a 20 pound pumpkin on the vine. I monitored its growth to find that it was increasing 4 inches in circumference every night. Within two weeks, it weighed nearly 80 pounds! I kept it going until August 2, 2008, when my dad, a friend, and I picked it. The pumpkin weighed 147 pounds! The next day I entered it in the Gibson County Fair along with 34 other entries. It won first place and best of show-as seen in the picture. I then entered it in the West Tennessee State Fair where it won first place and best of show. This pumpkin was in two local newspapers and has made me famous across the county. I thank Burpee for making such a great pumpkin variety. This pumpkin truely lives up to its name."
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Large Garden
Gardening skill:
Very skilled
State of residence:
TN
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
October 22, 2007 Submitted bypumpkinmaster from Northeast OH
"I planted two seeds and only one made it. This plant was very good to me though. It grew both of my big pumpkins right on my deck. Growing these pumpkins was very exciting."
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Beginner
State of residence:
OH
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
0-1 years
Most exciting plant I've ever grown,
August 21, 2007 Submitted byblueyz
"I planted all the seeds and used the method of putting a bag of dirt and a bag of manure in a mound. (I actually used a bag of miracle grow dirt) I've never done pumpkins before and I was astonished to see them grow so quickly. My husband was very skeptical of the plantings but I think he was more excited than I was. He would bring all the neighbors over and show them how big our pumpkins were. : - ) We had one that was growing so big and fast but I underestimated the amount of room you need so that big pumpkin was on the Watermelon mound and the pumpkin must have turned too much and the stem cracked in half. I ended up cutting it off and putting it in my back yard. When I took it off it was only light orange but now 2 months later it's bright orange and still hard as a rock. I was heartbroken when I had to take it off the vine but am happy I may be able to use it as fall decoration. My husband is already mapping out space for them next year."
highly recommend,
August 16, 2007 Submitted bywetzel
"i have been gardning for a long time. these pupkins didnt do so well this year. but let me explain yes i do water every day but actually we really havent had as much rain as we usually get. i have growed these for about 5 years. so lack of rain will give you a bad result so dont give up, i wont i will plant these every year"
Great for carving,
May 22, 2007 Submitted byMasterGardens
"The Prizewinner pumpkin was among the most enjoyable plants I have ever grown. First of all they grow quickly and mature fast. Second of all I was able to grow a 62 pound pumpkin with a great shape, superb color, and most of all great carving for Holloween in under three months. I was also able to store the pumpkin for about two months to wait to carve until Holloween and it held up very well and didn't bruise or rot. These pumpkin plants are fairly easy to grow. But for best results fertilize weekly with a balanced water soluble fertilizer such as Miracle Grow 20-20-20, or 10-10-10. Keep the soil moist but not soggy, place cardboard or sand under pumpkins to keep from rotting, make sure stem is perpendicular to the vine, also try to thin to only one or two pumpkins per plant this will maximize the size potential for the pumpkins, and finally shade the pumpkins when they reach baseball size. This keeps the skin cool so it can expand and the pumpkin will grow much larger. These simple tips will help make growing a prizewinner pumpkin both a fun and ,most importantly, an enjoyable experiance."
3 of 3 people found this review helpful.
Reviewer Information
Would recommend: Yes
Type of gardening:
Small Garden
Gardening skill:
Very skilled
Types of plants:
Vegetables
Gardening experience:
10+ years
