Cucurbita pepo 'Baby Bear'

Pumpkins and winter squashes are easy to grow and bear fruit that can be stored for winter use. The sweet-tasting squashes may be roasted, and used in pies and soups. There's a wide variety of pumpkins and winter squashes to choose from, all with distinctive flavours and colours.

Cucurbita pepo 'Baby Bear' is a small pumpkin, bearing flattened globe-shaped fruits that become orange when mature. Its bright orange flesh has a sweet flavour and the hull-less 'naked' seeds taste delicious dry-fried in a pan.

Each 'Baby Bear' plant yields between five and eight fruits per vine. These store well into winter and can be used throughout the season.