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'Magic Lantern' Pumpkins

Sub-Category:	Large Ornamental

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Description:	Large, ornamental hybrid. 16- to 25-pound, dark orange fruit. Resistant to powdery mildew.
Days To Maturity:	115
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Rating Summary

Overall: (2.0 Stars) Taste: (0.0 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (2.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 09/10/2012 by Pumpkin Fun - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Genesee, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
I have planted this variety for the second time and sadly the results are not what I hoped. The fruit are very nice size, shape and color. On the down side the handles have rotted off almost every pumpkin leaving only a small stub to try to lift the pumpkin with. I have also had more of these pumpkins rot in the field than all the other varieties I grow combined. Perhaps someone will work on this one to improve the handle and they could have a great pumpkin.....

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