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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.
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Cucurbita ‘Baby bear’ and wildlife
Cucurbita ‘Baby bear’ is known for attracting bees. It has nectar/pollen rich flowers.
Is known to attract Bees
Bees
Is not known to attract Beneficial insects
Beneficial insects
Is not known to attract Birds
Birds
Is not known to attract Butterflies/Moths
Butterflies/Moths
Is not known to attract Other pollinators
Other pollinators
Is Cucurbita ‘Baby bear’ poisonous?
Cucurbita ‘Baby bear’ has no toxic effects reported.
