{
  "schema_version": 1,
  "record_type": "plant",
  "slug": "pumpkin",
  "common_name": "Pumpkin",
  "botanical_name": "Cucurbita spp.",
  "family": "Cucurbitaceae",
  "summary": "Pumpkins are tender long-season cucurbits that need warmth, generous root and vine space, pollination and time to ripen a hard storage rind.",
  "categories": [
    "fruiting vegetable",
    "winter squash",
    "storage crop"
  ],
  "growth_habits": [
    "trailing",
    "semi-bush"
  ],
  "lifecycle": "Tender annual",
  "difficulty": "Moderate",
  "requirements": {
    "light": {
      "minimum_direct_sun_hours": 6,
      "preferred_direct_sun_hours": 8
    },
    "soil_ph": {
      "minimum": 6.0,
      "maximum": 6.5
    },
    "container": {
      "minimum_volume_litres": 50,
      "minimum_diameter_cm": 50,
      "plants_per_container": 1
    },
    "spacing": {
      "minimum_cm": 90,
      "maximum_cm": 180
    },
    "planting_out": {
      "minimum_reliable_temperature_c": 12,
      "frost_tolerant": false,
      "note": "Plant after frost risk has passed in reliably warm conditions."
    },
    "harvest": {
      "typical_uk_months": [
        "September",
        "October"
      ]
    }
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "id": "rhs-growing-pumpkins",
      "publisher": "Royal Horticultural Society",
      "url": "https://www.rhs.org.uk/vegetables/pumpkins/grow-your-own",
      "supports": [
        "types",
        "site",
        "sowing",
        "planting",
        "care",
        "harvest",
        "storage"
      ]
    },
    {
      "id": "umn-growing-giant-pumpkins",
      "publisher": "University of Minnesota Extension",
      "url": "https://extension.umn.edu/planting-and-growing-guides/growing-giant-pumpkins-home-garden",
      "supports": [
        "warmth",
        "space",
        "pollination",
        "watering",
        "vine_care",
        "pests"
      ]
    }
  ]
}