Author Topic: Pumpkin advice please (Read 6976 times)

northfifeduckling · « **Reply #15 on:** August 17, 2011, 02:14:07 pm »

they might still grow a bit, but not as big as a regular pumpkin. They turn quite a deep orange colour when ripe.
The lovely thing is that you can cook them with the skin, beautiful cut up and roasted brushed with sesame oil

(oh dear, I'm so hungry

). Keep the biggest seeds - although pot luck might save you from buying them ever again

OhLaLa · « **Reply #16 on:** August 17, 2011, 03:36:15 pm »

I have deep orange pumpkins now (Aug) - so can I start eating them?

They've gone potty this year - about 100 of them (two types pumpkin and squash). Storage advice and recipes needed!

ellisr · « **Reply #17 on:** August 19, 2011, 04:30:50 pm »

Got to be pumpkin pie a bit of a faff but worth it for that gorgeous taste, Soup is also a must, chutney,jam, mashed or just simply rosted. I love pumpkins but have no plants left in the garden after the sheep raid after dog chase

Hatty · « **Reply #18 on:** August 20, 2011, 07:19:55 am »

Quote from: ellisr on August 19, 2011, 04:30:50 pm

Got to be pumpkin pie a bit of a faff but worth it for that gorgeous taste, Soup is also a must, chutney,jam, mashed or just simply rosted. I love pumpkins but have no plants left in the garden after the sheep raid after dog chase

Goats have got in to my veg patch but luckily they missed the pumpkins

sweet corn

got hammered though

egbert · « **Reply #19 on:** August 20, 2011, 10:44:55 pm »

Mine are in a patch of flower bed that gets full on sun all day - I had them in the same place last year and got one medium sized one - I vaguely recall pollinating something with a paintbrush last year, maybe it was the pumpkins.

I have not had the time to devote to the garden this year at all. $:-\$