Pumpkin Rouge Vif d’Etampes Pumpkin Cucurbito maxima Burpee brought this pumpkin to the US in 1883, but it had been popular in France since the early 1800s. Cinderella’s fairy godmother transformed this pumpkin into a coach. Vibrant reddish orange, the globular, flattened fruit weighs 20–30 pounds. The meat has no flavour. This is a coach, if you would choose, or a just decorative pumpkin! After the risk of frost has passed and the soil has warmed to a depth of six inches, plant in late spring. Plant four feet apart in slopes. Leave 4 plants per hill when seedlings are 3 inches tall. It is also helpful to work compost or well-rotted manure into the soil before planting seeds. Only harvest fruits when they are completely ri
