Pumpkins, Pumpkins Everywhere!

Last weekend I got stuck into the pumpkin patch & harvested the following...

And then these...

Would you believe that there are still more growing on the vines?

This is my first attempt at pumpkins & I hope to do it all again next year.

I've made a few batches of soup, given away a few & for the rest, I'll store them on their sides so no moisture can collect around the stalks, once they have sat in the sun for a week.

Dad said to coat the stems with parrafin wax but have had no luck in finding any.

Anyway, it will be interesting to see how long they keep.

Prolific Pumpkins

To this cute baby butternut...

Add a mild summer, quite good rain & a large dose of neglect

Result - this feral pumpkin patch!

In the jungle I have 2 Jap pumpkin, 2 Butternut pumpkin & 2 Zuchinni.

Jap or Kent are nutty-flavoured pumpkin with yellowish/orange flesh that is soft and drier than most.

Butternut pumpkin are buff-coloured, pearshaped with dense, dry, sweet-tasting flesh, making it the most versatile type for cooking.

My first Butternut ever, weighing in at 1.7kg




First cob of corn for 2010.