Corn Cob Pumpkins Catching On Fast
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Outstanding Seed Company, LLC, of Beaver Falls, Penn., has a new decorative pumpkin variety, the Corn Cob F1. It’s a medium-producing pumpkin that matures over 95 days and averages 10 lbs. But what makes these pumpkins stand out is their unique color and hard warts resembling individual corn kernels.
“The Corn Cob F1 Pumpkin is the progeny of two unique breeding lines,” says Jamie Hoffman, founder, owner, and breeder at the seed company. “Each breeding line is the culmination of an initial backcross project, then 10 years of pedigree selection to develop uniform breeding lines with desirable traits.”
Outstanding Seed Company began in the late 1970s as Hoffman developed a passion for growing pumpkins. He earned a Bachelor of Science in horticulture from Pennsylvania State University and spent the next decade working for a large vegetable seed breeder.
Hoffman started his company soon after. It was incorporated in 2005 and moved to its current location in western Pennsylvania in 2019. Today, this family-owned and operated seed production company offers over 50 self-produced pumpkin varieties. It specializes in hybrids with high germination, strong plant vigor, fruit durability, disease resistance, high yield potential, and early maturity.
All Outstanding Seed Company pumpkin varieties are produced through controlled hand pollination. “This is accomplished by bagging male and female flower blossoms the day before they open, then re-bagging the female after pollen transfer to ensure purity that day, and lastly, removal of the bag the following day,” Hoffman explains. “Every summer, we make thousands of hand pollinations. All for the development of breeding lines and also hybrid test crosses. The goal is the development of unique jack-o-lantern, specialty, stacking, and mini pumpkin hybrids.”
These careful breeding practices can result in some gems, such as Corn Cob F1. Says Hoffman, “This new variety requires the same cultivation practices as other pumpkins. The plants have a semi-bush habit and moderate resistance to powdery mildew. The rind is a hard shell, so the fruit has good potential to hold over time.”
When you grow Corn Cob F1 yourself, you can expect an upright squash that is a unique sunshine yellow and heavily covered with large warts. “It’s an excellent new warty pumpkin,” says Hoffman. “Truly a one-of-a-kind hybrid.”
Contact: FARM SHOW Followup, Outstanding Seed Company, LLC, Jamie Hoffman (ph 800-385-9254; jhoffman@outstandingseed.com; www.outstandingseed.com).
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Corn Cob Pumpkins Catching On Fast FARM HOME Miscellaneous Outstanding Seed Company LLC of Beaver Falls Penn has a new decorative pumpkin variety the Corn Cob F1 It’s a medium-producing pumpkin that matures over 95 days and averages 10 lbs But what makes these pumpkins stand out is their unique color and hard warts resembling individual corn kernels “The Corn Cob F1 Pumpkin is the progeny of two unique breeding lines ” says Jamie Hoffman founder owner and breeder at the seed company “Each breeding line is the culmination of an initial backcross project then 10 years of pedigree selection to develop uniform breeding lines with desirable traits ” Outstanding Seed Company began in the late 1970s as Hoffman developed a passion for growing pumpkins He earned a Bachelor of Science in horticulture from Pennsylvania State University and spent the next decade working for a large vegetable seed breeder Hoffman started his company soon after It was incorporated in 2005 and moved to its current location in western Pennsylvania in 2019 Today this family-owned and operated seed production company offers over 50 self-produced pumpkin varieties It specializes in hybrids with high germination strong plant vigor fruit durability disease resistance high yield potential and early maturity All Outstanding Seed Company pumpkin varieties are produced through controlled hand pollination “This is accomplished by bagging male and female flower blossoms the day before they open then re-bagging the female after pollen transfer to ensure purity that day and lastly removal of the bag the following day ” Hoffman explains “Every summer we make thousands of hand pollinations All for the development of breeding lines and also hybrid test crosses The goal is the development of unique jack-o-lantern specialty stacking and mini pumpkin hybrids ” These careful breeding practices can result in some gems such as Corn Cob F1 Says Hoffman “This new variety requires the same cultivation practices as other pumpkins The plants have a semi-bush habit and moderate resistance to powdery mildew The rind is a hard shell so the fruit has good potential to hold over time ” When you grow Corn Cob F1 yourself you can expect an upright squash that is a unique sunshine yellow and heavily covered with large warts “It’s an excellent new warty pumpkin ” says Hoffman “Truly a one-of-a-kind hybrid ” Contact: FARM SHOW Followup Outstanding Seed Company LLC Jamie Hoffman ph 800-385-9254; jhoffman@outstandingseed com; www outstandingseed com
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