Author Topic: Pumpkins - ID ? (Read 1843 times)

tim · « **on:** August 07, 2011, 11:23:37 »

Who, please, sent us these??

Bugloss2009 · « **Reply #1 on:** August 07, 2011, 12:49:52 »

I would have thought it was thus one

http://www.seedsofitaly.com/product/223

PUMPKIN MARINA DI CHIOGGIA

tim · « **Reply #2 on:** August 07, 2011, 12:56:41 »

Aha - but would they have sent them in a brown envelope with the cut-out applied?

pumkinlover · « **Reply #3 on:** August 07, 2011, 13:30:31 »

I do not claim expertise but it does not look exactly like mariana de chiogga.
I find that has some lighter colours in flecks and is knobblier usually, but can see some similarity

Ophi · « **Reply #4 on:** August 07, 2011, 21:59:04 »

It might be a Green Hokkaido or if it gives a very large fruit perhaps a Queensland Blue? Marina di Chioiggia has a very warty skin.

antipodes · « **Reply #5 on:** August 08, 2011, 10:31:27 »

Yes it could be a Qld Blue or possibly a Jarrahdale. They are nice pumpkins so enjoy them!

tim · « **Reply #6 on:** August 08, 2011, 10:36:07 »

I'm SURE one of you out there gave them to us a while ago.

Jeannine · « **Reply #7 on:** August 08, 2011, 16:23:31 »

Tim, it is not a Jarradale or a Marina di Chioggia ir a Queensland Blue all are different.

I am fairly confident iit is one of the Japonica group especially as it is described as a pumpkin and many of the Japs are,they usually have black in their name,like butternuts there are several varieties all similar I think it is a Futtsu.. aka black, early black,grey black,black rinded etc . If it is then it should grow to about 3 lbs,dense yelloe flesh,sweet and dry,moschata group.

XX Jeannine

pigeonseed · « **Reply #8 on:** August 08, 2011, 21:47:55 »

I hate to contradict the pumpkin queen ;D but it looks like the marina di chioggia I grow - mine have never made it to warty greatness. some have even been quite smooth.

But I didn't give you the seeds, Tim, so I can't help there! ;D

1066 · « **Reply #9 on:** August 09, 2011, 12:58:32 »

I didn't give you the seeds either, but the picture looks a bit like one of my Japanese ones - Black Futsu, I could take a pic if it helps Tim?

tim · « **Reply #10 on:** August 09, 2011, 13:11:02 »

I'll try anything once!!

1066 · « **Reply #11 on:** August 09, 2011, 14:20:13 »

ok - I'll take one later or tomorrow :)

Jeannine · « **Reply #12 on:** August 09, 2011, 16:11:23 »

!066, It is a type of Black Futsu, I had already said that LOL

Sorry but it is not only the lack of bumps that stops it being Marina. it is the shape, the colour and the description.

Tim, it is a good eating one.

XX Jeannine

1066 · « **Reply #13 on:** August 09, 2011, 17:11:08 »

Jeannine it was a cobination of your mention of Japanese pumpkins and my visit up to the plot today. And mine does look like the one on the seed packet. But having said that do some of them change colour when ripe? I'm sure I've seen pictures of creamy coloured Futsu. But then that could be confusing the matter ;D

tricia · « **Reply #14 on:** August 09, 2011, 17:17:21 »

My black futsu went a deep rust brown during storage - good eating but fiddly to peel because of the ridging. The shape of mine was rather more squarish than the one in Tim's picture.

Tricia

Jeannine · « **Reply #15 on:** August 09, 2011, 19:17:58 »

Pictures

1, Black Futsu
2, A variety of Kabocha there are loads

as we have no idea of size and the picture is not great,, a variety of Kabocha is a possibility but I don't know one that has black in it's name

1066 · « **Reply #16 on:** August 09, 2011, 23:00:11 »

oooo we do like a good pumpkin mystery on A4A :D

Mine looks like Jeannine's number 1 picture

1066 · « **Reply #17 on:** August 11, 2011, 09:24:22 »

was going to post a photo, but don't seem to have the option......

1066 · « **Reply #18 on:** August 11, 2011, 15:34:39 »

Ha! My subscription had run out ::)

here you are Tim

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