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Pumpkins :: Edible, Giant and Decorative pumkins
Pumpkins are grown for their fruit. Roasted, mashed, in a pumkin pie or pumpkin soup. Pumkins are also grown for the decorative fruit. Giant pumkin competetions are held in many areas and in the USA pumkins are an importent part of the Halloween tradition. Pumkins are great for roasting, or in pumpkin soup or pumpin pie. They can also be used (roasted) in vegetable lasagne. We roast our pumpins before we make the soup, or the pie or indeed anything, roasting seens to bring out a nutty flavour, at least we think so.

Growing Pumpkins

Pumpkins are easily grown from seed. All you need is space and well drained humus rich soil. A minimum of 6 hours direct sunlight. Pumpkins are heavy feeders, try seaweed extract or similar. Pumkins vines can grow to 10m and more, but dont be afraid to trim yhem back and even more the tendrils around to suit your needs. Yes pumpkins can be trained to grow up onto a roof, or even on a fence, you may need to build a sling to support the fruit as if grows. Pumkins are thirsty, so keep up the water.

Potimarron is a popular French pumpkin . Small, teardrop-shaped fruit, great color in the red skin and an aromatic flesh that has a chestnut flavor. A great pumpkin for roasting.

Turk?Äôs Turban is also great roasted (and it stores well) it is also a great looking pumpkin, not your traditional look, but like a 'Turks Turban'.

Of course Jap, Queensland Blue, Butternut, Kent and Golden Nugget are also suitable to home growing.
 
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