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Pumpkins
On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:46:44 +0000, DavidofWales wrote:
I have Hundred Weight pumpkin seeds and intend to try and grow some whoppers with the kids this year. Does anyone have any tips on growing giant pumpkins they'd like to share? Have a big yard. |
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Pumpkins
"jellybean stonerfish" wrote in message ... On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:46:44 +0000, DavidofWales wrote: I have Hundred Weight pumpkin seeds and intend to try and grow some whoppers with the kids this year. Does anyone have any tips on growing giant pumpkins they'd like to share? Have a big yard. ' I was going to try too. I had some home roasted pumpkin seeds last year that were coated in olive oil and roasted in the oven on aluminum foil until toasty. Awesome. Same person made a couple of pumpkin pies. |
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"DogDiesel" wrote: "jellybean stonerfish" wrote in message ... On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:46:44 +0000, DavidofWales wrote: I have Hundred Weight pumpkin seeds and intend to try and grow some whoppers with the kids this year. Does anyone have any tips on growing giant pumpkins they'd like to share? Have a big yard. ' I was going to try too. I had some home roasted pumpkin seeds last year that were coated in olive oil and roasted in the oven on aluminum foil until toasty. Awesome. Same person made a couple of pumpkin pies. Got folks know about lady godiva pumpkin seeds? http://masdudiable.com/2010/01/23/edible-pumpkin-seeds/ BTW to the OP with a large yard look at Tahitian Squash sort of a sweet carrot 2.5 feet long by 5 inch diameter that stores well at room temperature. -- Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden łEvery conflict in the world today has its origin in the imagination of British map drawers,˛ Author Unknown |
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"Bill who putters" wrote in message ... In article , "DogDiesel" wrote: "jellybean stonerfish" wrote in message ... On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:46:44 +0000, DavidofWales wrote: I have Hundred Weight pumpkin seeds and intend to try and grow some whoppers with the kids this year. Does anyone have any tips on growing giant pumpkins they'd like to share? Have a big yard. ' I was going to try too. I had some home roasted pumpkin seeds last year that were coated in olive oil and roasted in the oven on aluminum foil until toasty. Awesome. Same person made a couple of pumpkin pies. Got folks know about lady godiva pumpkin seeds? http://masdudiable.com/2010/01/23/edible-pumpkin-seeds/ Guess what, The ones I ate were roasted shell on. I ate the shells. Didn't know. |
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"DogDiesel" wrote: "Bill who putters" wrote in message ... In article , "DogDiesel" wrote: "jellybean stonerfish" wrote in message ... On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:46:44 +0000, DavidofWales wrote: I have Hundred Weight pumpkin seeds and intend to try and grow some whoppers with the kids this year. Does anyone have any tips on growing giant pumpkins they'd like to share? Have a big yard. ' I was going to try too. I had some home roasted pumpkin seeds last year that were coated in olive oil and roasted in the oven on aluminum foil until toasty. Awesome. Same person made a couple of pumpkin pies. Got folks know about lady godiva pumpkin seeds? http://masdudiable.com/2010/01/23/edible-pumpkin-seeds/ Guess what, The ones I ate were roasted shell on. I ate the shells. Didn't know. A common practice and labor intensive )). I used to eat them and they were white with salt. Fun to eat and spit out. A good reason to grow your own below. http://www.amazon.com/Bergin-Nut-Com...dp/B001EQ4NNO/ ref=sr_1_3?s=grocery&ie=UTF8&qid=1297980536&sr=1-3 -- Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden łEvery conflict in the world today has its origin in the imagination of British map drawers,˛ Author Unknown |
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Tahitian Squash [was; Pumpkins]
Bill who putters wrote:
-snip- BTW to the OP with a large yard look at Tahitian Squash sort of a sweet carrot 2.5 feet long by 5 inch diameter that stores well at room temperature. 'stores well' doesn't tell the whole story. These buggers are 10-15 pounds [or 8-30 if you believe these guys; http://www.seedsofchange.com/garden_...item_no=S10676 ] and are supposed to store 'on the counter' after you cut a couple pounds off. http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct...od/fo-market31 Damn you Bill!! I just lost 100 sq feet of garden to a new 'experiment'.g Jim |
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Tahitian Squash [was; Pumpkins]
[in a thread from this past spring]
Jim Elbrecht wrote: Bill who putters wrote: -snip- BTW to the OP with a large yard look at Tahitian Squash sort of a sweet carrot 2.5 feet long by 5 inch diameter that stores well at room temperature. 'stores well' doesn't tell the whole story. These buggers are 10-15 pounds [or 8-30 if you believe these guys; http://www.seedsofchange.com/garden_...item_no=S10676 ] and are supposed to store 'on the counter' after you cut a couple pounds off. http://articles.latimes.com/2007/oct...od/fo-market31 Damn you Bill!! I just lost 100 sq feet of garden to a new 'experiment'.g Haha--- 100 square feet was a bit optimistic.g OTOH- I'm planting them again next year. Thanks Bill- I'm in zone 5/6 so I planted 6 seeds in the basement under lights 3 weeks before planting time. 3 sprouted and were transplanted to a hill. One survived. [I don't know if the woodchuck or something else got the others.] It apparently didn't like the hill site, as one night it took off and went 10 feet east to the bean trellis. It was so entangled with the beans by the time I noticed it I just let it be. After climbing up and over that trellis it went to the next one. [and pulled it down.g] I only harvested 2 squash - but it seems to be most of what it claimed to be. [though my squash were small] One was 7 lbs- the other about 4/5. The flavor is mild, but otherwise like a butternut. I cut off a pound on Sept 11 -- It really does just 'heal itself up! I cut off another pound 2 weeks later. I just finished the big one. Cutting off a pound every couple of weeks-- then slicing off 1/2" to clean up the 'scabbed' end worked fine. It got a little 'sweeter' as it aged. The second squash remained on the vine until Nov 1 or so--- I've got a lot of other squash to eat, so we'll see how long this one keeps before cutting it. Jim |
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"DogDiesel" wrote: "jellybean stonerfish" wrote in message ... On Thu, 17 Feb 2011 14:46:44 +0000, DavidofWales wrote: I have Hundred Weight pumpkin seeds and intend to try and grow some whoppers with the kids this year. Does anyone have any tips on growing giant pumpkins they'd like to share? Have a big yard. ' I was going to try too. I had some home roasted pumpkin seeds last year that were coated in olive oil and roasted in the oven on aluminum foil until toasty. Awesome. Same person made a couple of pumpkin pies. I layer shelled pumpkin seed on in a toaster over. Light sprinkle of soy sauce. Then abour 400 F. till the snapping is almost done. Better to err on the early side. Addictive. -- Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden łEvery conflict in the world today has its origin in the imagination of British map drawers,˛ Author Unknown |
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