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The Show => Pumpkin 'tastic => Topic started by: wardy on July 29, 2005, 17:39:44
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Here are a few specimens on the plot just now. Quite a few have rotted off but I think there'll be plenty left :)
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Fantastic! Aren't they just amazing!! The kids saw ours today and they decided some looked like space ships from Mars! ;D
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Wardy, that first pic called Marina - is that Marina de Choggia?
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what's the bottom one ? Looks like a capsicum shape.
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My Marinas are way behind yours, Wardy, I've a few fruits but they're still teeny babies yet. The flowers smell gorgeous though.
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:) Wardy what's the third one down? is it a pumpkin? as I have one of those without a label, and should I put it in a bra? :o :P ;D
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Wardy - Well done!! :o
I can't see any of mine yet - too many leaves.
I must try to take some pics this weekend. I know the hubbards have set, along with the marinas and a pink banana, but not quite sure how big. I'm really pleased with the blue hubbards you sent down - I will definitely grow that one again.
Loz
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let us know how it tastes though, wardy/.
very happy with my two large spaghetti squashes and numerous buttercup squashes. can hardly wait til harvest time :) only one baby bear seems to have set though, and i cant spot any more flowers either :( after very poor germination and what now looks like very small yields, i'll be looking for something else to grow for next year :)
svea
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buttercup is supposed to be the tastiest. i dont know who tests those things - can't wait for my own tests though :D
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how do you know when a golden hubbard squash is ready?
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I always wait until the leaves have died back on the plants as I cure mine in the sunshine ( ::)) during Autumn as this help them keep well into Spring. It is also meant to bring out the best in the flavour
When I advise customers, I always suggest they try the fingernail test - if the nail cuts into the flesh it is not ready, if it dents then it is likely to be OK, especially if the skin colour is rich.
Loz
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Hmm
I think I'd eat it too - I'm too impatient ;D ;D
Case of dont do what I do.....
Loz
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Looks fab! :D
Cheers by the way!
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I'm so jealous Wardy, the look fantastic - still, next year...
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Just a few more. The big green one is a Marina di Chioggia (thanks Loz for the seed) :)
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Ta :) The big ones are Crown Prince and have been most prolific. The smaller ones are Sweet Mama and I've not tried those yet. Can't wait :)
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They look brill Wardy, I am itching to get harvesting mine, so much foliage I have no idea what I have! (If any actually!) Was going to try and leave them on the vine as long as possible as due to bad germination this year, they went out extremely late :-\
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Most peeps just grow the big orange ones on our plots and it seems just a tad boring to me not to grow the different varieties. I think they grow them just to show off how big they are. Nowt wrong with that but they chuck the flesh away >:( Only use them for lanterns. They don't know what they're missing :)
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At last -------------
Started the harvest - Wardy marinas looking good! ;D
Loz
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Fantastic squashes. All look absolutely brilliant. :) busy_lizzie
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Hi Wardy
I ended up with two jumbo pinks that are a good size (about 1 1/2 feet log and about 7in diameter) and a load of crown prince. The blue hubbards were also good, one huge one.
I will curry mine or roast with herbs - lovely. Soup and risotto too.
I got kings seeds cat this weeks and there are some good varieties in there. I will try a couple of new ones next year depending on the taste of this years. I am looking forward to the uri kuchis.
Loz
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Very artistic Wardy!
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They look lovely Wardy!
I don't know if it is just me, but I think squash flavour improves with keeping/curing a while, the butternuts certainly do. ;D
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It is the only veg I won't give away........stores too well!
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I really want to grow Crown Prince next year, it's my favourite for pie making...any tips? Am on light clay. Yours all look so amazing... :)
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Mmmmmmm sweet potato........ might try those too....thankyou very much :)
Maybe I can try one in my old dustbin too...if I can stop my neighbours' potato experiments for long enough....darn you Monty Don >:(Ha Ha
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Hi Wardy
At long last, the final harvest, now all stored and ready to be eaten ;D
Loz
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my efforts. What is the collective noun for sqaush - squish ?
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Wardy. I have absolutely no idea what they are. They are either mutants from a supermarket acorn squash, something I bought from a school fete (I thought I only bought one and there was about 8 plants) or a mutant something or other. They fella next door gave me one plant I seem to remember ????? I did keep back supermarket seeds but the only things I bought 'for real' were pink banana and thye seem to be the correct shape. As for taste, I put them in a slow cooker curry and they went like soft sweet potato. My sister roasted hers and she said they were unripe. Do they soften with storing ? We got about 30 fruits so I can def send as many seeds if you want (pm me) but don't know whether they will come true. If you like a challenge ???
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Hi folks, yes, look like winter festival. I tried my first ones this weekend, roasted in silver foil, whole, 170 deg, about 1.5 hours - superb!!! 8) 8)
They will deffo be on my 2006 list.
Crown prince is the best for currys - retains its texture well.
Oh, and I had some blue hubbard oven roasted in herbs - another goody for my 2006!
Loz
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Yep, no probs ;D
I am looking for something different too for 2006, so will let you know when I find it ;)
We are doing chacha at work next year, a kabocha type, so that will deffo be going in (well I have to sample them , don't I, to make sure we are sending out qulaity seeds) ;D
Loz
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How spooky. I was doing the cha cha last night at evening class. Didn't know it was a squash too.
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Reminder to check your stored pumpkins and squashes. I found two going mouldy this morning - Crown Prince - which had rotted from the base :'(
I think they had got too hot in the house over Christmas as the heating has never been off.
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Mine are still in the shed on the allotment. The biggest problem is mice or rats helping themselves ...
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I found mine (stored in the garage) with a few soft spots over Christmas, so have made a huge amount of soup for the freezer and will freeze the rest ready for using in curries etc.
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Yep, I'd better get cracking too before I lose the lot