Jack O Lantern Pumpkins are the best pumpkins for Halloween carving. Jack O Lantern Pumpkins grow up to 20 pounds and are round to elongated. Their orange-yellow flesh is sweet and tasty. Jack O Lantern Pumpkins are excellent in soups, muffins, casseroles, pies, and many other dishes. With medium orange color and sweet flavored flesh, Jack O Lantern Pumpkins make superb carving pumpkins and tasty cooking pumpkins. They lack the uniformity of hybrids so shapes and sizes can be varied. They are also great sources of vitamins A and C. Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo Life Cycle: Annual Light Requirement: Full Sun Planting Season: Warm Season Plant Type: Running Vine Features: Heirloom, Open Pollinated Fruit Size: 8-20 lbs Days to Maturity: 105 Days Plant Spacing: 3-4 feet Planting Depth: 1 inch Sowing Method: Start Indoors, Direct Sow Cold Stratification: No Hardiness Zones: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10