Topic: Styrian Naked Seed Pumpkin?

[artichoke]

Has anyone come across these? And do you know where to find the seeds?    https://www.horizonherbs.com/product.asp?specific=2456

I can find only USA seeds. I have tried roasting ordinary squash and pumpkin seeds, but although they are tasty, there is just too much shell to chew through!

I hate to waste anything I could use.  I now think that the bought pumpkin seed I sprinkle on to my homemade bread before baking comes from these pumpkins. I am even wondering if I could try germinating them, but probably they have aged while being stored.....

[amphibian]

There are other hulless pumpkin cultivars, I'll look them up later.

I have not seen seed in the UK for any.

Buying seed from the US normally goes smoothly, however.

[amphibian]

http://www.chilternseeds.co.uk/item_1363g_pumpkin_kakai_seeds

Is hulless

[squeezyjohn]

I'm trying the Kakai variety from Chiltern seeds for the first time this year along with their other hull-less variety called pumpkin nuts (http://www.chilternseeds.co.uk/item_1362G_pumpkin_nuts)

I'm afraid I can give no advice on how to grow them as it's a learning curve for me too - but I'm hoping it's just like any other squash and I'll have a bumper crop of tasty seeds!

[artichoke]

What quick and helpful replies! Thank you very much, and I shall buy one of them today. Just have to decide which......

[galina]

What quick and helpful replies! Thank you very much, and I shall buy one of them today. Just have to decide which......

or this one
http://www.organiccatalogue.com/p1925/SQUASH-Lady-Godiva/product_info.html

[artichoke]

By the way, this explains that pumpkin seeds from health food places have been heat treated and are not viable......and that we'll have to dry ours or they will rot. I mean to dry mine, if I succeed in growing this plant, in a very low electric oven I use as a dehydrator for apple rings etc.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BxXUdRKSAU

Does anyone have any idea which of the Styrian and Kakai tastes the best,both seeds and flesh?

[squeezyjohn]

All the internet research I did before going ahead and buying these said that the seeds were absolutely delicious - much more so than shop-bought ones.  There were mixed reports on the taste of the flesh.  At best I'm hoping for something neutral and edible that can be used to bulk up stews and soups!

[goodlife]

I've grown many 'naked' pumpkin seed varieties over the years and being honest, I cannot tell difference one from the other..they have all been nice. I shall be growing some this year too
I have bought many from here...http://www.seemnemaailm.ee/index.php?CID=18&lang=en&offset=80

[Vinlander]

I grew Kakai recently and triple-treat and godiva about a decade ago.

None of the seeds were tasty compared with hulled ones from my usual pumpkins, and the flesh was too bland to even consider eating.

A typical result of breeding for anything except flavour.

I've not tried styrian.

The ease of growing  them would make it worthwhile for bulk production (flour for bread-making and erzatz guacamole) - but I decided to skip them and grow the largest-seeded hulled ones I could find -  the ecuadorean blue squash called Cerrano was perfect but unfortunately after about 5years of saving seed it  suddenly lost all germination and I've been unable to find it anywhere.

Cheers