Stuffed pumpkin .. or other dishes using mini pumpkins
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How's your pumpkin patch and pumpkins doing so far?
Comments (61)Premature pumpkin harvest here. Heard a large crack in the back yard yesterday, and went outside to find my largest Big Max lying on the patio with a big gouge out of it. Either it got too heavy for the stem to support or the squirrels were playing with it. Anyway, it broke off and rolled down a slight slope and over the retaining wall fence. Decided it was nature's way of telling me to harvest and get the vine into the compost pile. The big pumpkin weighs 43.5 pounds and has a 54 " circumference. The smaller one is only 13.3 pounds with a 31" circumference. Loved growing these this year and will probably grow them again next year. 3 New England Pie pumpkin plants have produced 5 good sized pumpkins and I have 6 more that should be ready in a few weeks!...See MoreMy first time ever growing mini pumpkins, need advice? *photos*
Comments (5)This is my first year as well growing pumpkins. Out of 5 plants, I have two growing pumpkins. I've just encouraged support roots to grow this week, hoping it would help the plant. I have a lot of female flowers that are near blooming like the picture I've attached, but they usually die off before the flower opens. This female has looked about the same size and with the petal portion looking the same for about a week. Looking at time lapsed pumpkin growth videos, it seems like this stage should only last a day (or so) and a week seems like a long time. I'm worried the unpollinated fruit with die off before the petals open so the many bees in my garden can pollinate it (and I'll attempt hand pollination as well just in case). Why aren't the female flowers opening up? I check them every morning around 6:30 am. (BTW I've had some ants in the patch so that brown bit in the picture is cinnamon to dissuade them)....See MoreMini Pumpkins on a Trellis
Comments (13)EC, One foot... this is good.. I'll be able to grow both... or at least try ;-) I've been lurking over at the SFG forum for about a month now and getting lots of good info. My one raised bed is a converted flower bed (not raised at the time) that was not doing very well. now it's 9ft long by 3ft wide and 8 inches deep with about another 3 to 4 inches of good soil under it, anything below that is clay. I have another bed.. not raised... it's 6ft by 4ft and good soil down about 12 to 14 inch.. below that again clay... this is another flower bed that is now going to be a veggie bed. This will be my first season growing tomatoes in the ground and not in containers.. same for the cucumbers. So far I have come up with the following list... all things we like to eat...... Small bed: Tomatoes Peppers Basil Carrots Cilantro Bigger bed Corn (I know not a great idea for a small area but DH really wants me to try and grow it) Cucumbers Baby Water Melons Bush Beans Celery ( already in and over wintering. Seems to be doing well) Baby Butterhead Lettuce (full size will be about 5 to 6 inches round) Strawberries The pumpkins will be in a large container and trellised on the patio as well as potatoes in a deep container. I will have to take photos once I get the yard all setup. Right now I have a small green house (cold frame) 4x4x5 setup for my banana and another green house (cold frame)6x6x6 setup for my seed starting.. heated pads and lights. That takes up most of the patio space. Thanks again for all your input. Liisa...See MoreWhat other squashes are good for 'pumpkin' pie?
Comments (14)I really prefer kabocha squash. I like to use the orange ones but I don't think the outside color really makes much of a difference really. The flesh is sweet, dry and smooth. But I've read they need to be matured off the vine. Basically wait a month or two before using them so they can become more sweet. I don't know about that from experience though, I've not had a kabocha that wasn't sweet and smooth. The flesh is also a nice orange color for pies. It shouldn't matter what color the pie is, just that it tastes good but sometimes a nice color just makes the pie end up looking more traditional. To open a kabocha is not easy though. I've found the best way (and the way recommended to me by "Gene the Pumpkin Man", the first person who recommended these to me for pies) is to drop the squash onto the cement outside. Or in some cases you might have to throw it on the ground hard to break it open. I don't do this indoors because I worry for my floor. These babies are tough but oh so tasty. ~Cindy...See MoreFunkyart
8 years agohmm.. well, glad I posted. They are definitely edible pumpkins (vs small gourds which I also have). I don't think they are sugar pumpkins-- else they'd have been billed as such. I think I'll save the effort for something I know will be tasty.
But speaking of pumpkins and sugar.. I am going to try these sugar skull pumpkin designs. Not at all edible!.. but very cool!
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8 years agoTried it tonight with sweet dumpling. Could have used more seasoning. Maybe the coconut milk and curry would have been a better fit.
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