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Native to Central and South America, pumpkins are a key ingredient for traditional Thanksgiving dishes such as pies, soups, and breads. In Central Texas, pumpkin patches are typically planted in early summer, as they require warm soils to germinate. Although June is prime planting time, pumpkin patches require advance planning because of the way they grow. Before you plant your seeds, make sure you know what kind of pumpkins you want to harvest.
Do you want to use them to carve or decorate, eat, or both? Jack-B-Little is a smaller variety that is very good for decorating. For roasting or making a pie, Small Sugar is a good choice. Jackpot and Spirit Hybrid are good multi-purpose varieties that can be both carved and eaten.
Of course, any of the varieties could be eaten, but with the tradition of Halloween, the pumpkins that are bred for carving pumpkins often lack the flavor of some of the smaller varieties that are better-suited for eating.
Pumpkins are members of the gourd family, which includes cucumbers, melons, cantaloupe, watermelons, and zucchini. What do these vegetables have in common? Every pumpkin has a best purpose. When it comes to choosing a pumpkin, think about what you want to do with it. All pumpkins are edible, but some taste better than others. Then there are those that are best for carving. Here are a few of our favorite varieties, with their best use!
Store-bought shiny painted ones make an ideal decoration for a holiday table. Remove the seeds from farm- or home-grown specimens and then bake them for a tiny treat.
Vine variety. Days to maturity: 90 to days. Photo Credits: National Garden Bureau. Second year into gardening. Last year I used a Max seed which produced a strong vine and flowered but no fruit. This year thanks to some great tips from this site and learning about the Jarrahale pumpkin I planed and am still harvesting the pumpkins.
The Jarrahale seems to be a great pumpkin to eat and it is decorative. Question: my first last frost should be Jan 12 or 21 cannot remember. Could I plant the seeds for next year in January? Would is matter about frowning a larger pumpkin? Glad too hear things are going so well for you, Shawna.
If indeed your LAST frost date—the one that ends the winter—is Jan 12 or 21, then you have a long growing season. If when the time comes you think that indeed there would not be any frosts after that date it would seem like you could plant.
BUT , you have to remember that the dates are not absolutes; they are estimates based on historical weather patterns…and we all know that those can shift. To be on the safe side, since it appears that you do have a long season, you could start seeds indoors or simply wait a while, based to a certain extent on the growth period to maturity that the pumpkin needs which appears to be about days.
Would an early start produce a larger squash? Hard to tell. One source suggests that the seeds produce pumpkins of 6 to 10 pounds.
But it could depend on numerous factors, from weather to soil to water and more. And, no small matter, rotating your crops. Try to avoid growing your pumps in the same spot you grew them in this year. Hope this helps! Thanks for your Pumpkin Growing info; I have seen Halloween Pumpkins which leave the dried curly tendril on a longer stem; I see them on mini pumpkins; I like the Orange Pumpkin w dry stems too; don't pick a pumpkin up by the stem; the stem won't hold the pumpkin ;.
When you say pumpkins should be fed regularly, what does that mean? Every day? Every week? Every month? Beginners need more direction Also, you recommend compost, old manure, how old? Just compost and manure or just a commercial fertilizer with nitrogen and phosphorus, or all those components together? Beginners need to know. Old or aged manure standardly means at least a year old. Compost and aged manure combined is best; one or the other may be adequate depending on your overall situation soil quality, etc.
I planted several varieties of pumpkins. Another was the Atlantic giant and the crinkle family. My rouge pumpkins are getting huge. Is that because I planted them with the other pumpkins?
They are huge and still yellow. With green spots. Did I do something wrong? Thank you, Diane. I have a kind of weird question! Is it possible to grow pumpkins, anywhere in the US, out of season? Perhaps fully in a greenhouse? I am working on a project that would need Halloween style carving pumpkins in May and June.
I have searched all over the internet and have found little to no information. I have been laughed at by pumpkin farms I've called. Thank you! It depends where you live. Pumpkins larger than 25 pounds might take days, while small cucurbits, often used for tabletop decorations, can be ready in as few as 80 days. You'll know the pumpkins are mature when the vines begin to wither and die and the shell turns a deep, solid orange.
Don't pick them yet, however. Leave them to field-ripen for 10 to 14 days. This helps the outer shell harden, which extends the shelf life of the pumpkin. Pumpkins can last between eight and 12 weeks if properly stored. Leaving the pumpkin stems long, about 3 to 5 inches, helps extend the shelf life.
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