I was out surveying the pumpkin patch this morning and snapped a few pictures to share. This one is of the golden Hubbard squashes we are growing. I plan on having the Handsome Husband pick it for me this weekend because it’s so stinkin’ heavy. If I had to guess I’d say it’s in the 50 pound range. Wahooo!
This is a Queensland Blue from Australia. I have 3 of these growing and 2 of them are ready to be harvested.
Does anyone know what this is? If there was a seed packet for it I have lost it. I have a few of these green pumpkins {or squash} growing in the patch, but I cannot figure out what variety it is. There is positively no sign of orange on it at all.
At first I wasn’t sure what this pumpkin was but now I’m thinking it’s a Big Max pumpkin. We have a bunch of these growing and one of them is totally HUGE. I just hope they turn a dark orange in time before the first frost hits.
Long Island Cheese. I’m pretty bummed we only have one of these this year. Long Island Cheese Pumpkins are great for homemade pumpkin pies.
Cinderella Pumpkin. Do you see how gorgeous the stem is?
Jarrahdale, another Aussie beauty. I love the ribbed sides on this one.
Lumina. We have a few of these growing in the patch, they are all pretty small this year, but they will make a great addition to the front porch after we harvest them.
I think these might be our Sugar Pie pumpkins. They are all about the same size, and perfect for pies. Pumpkin pies baby, can you smell them baking in the oven yet?
And here is another one of our giant golden Hubbard squashes. One things for sure, we are going to be eating a lot of squash this winter.
Have you grown Hubbard squash before? What is your favorite way to prepare it?
~ Mavis
Kathy says
Haven’t grown it before. But make a mean soup out of Hubbard squash.
Brenda says
I have a ton of Long Island Cheese pumpkins, what else can I do with them besides pies?? Need some recipes!
Talaena says
Does the Lumina stay white? If so I would totally paint ghost faces on them before putting them on the porch!
Mavis says
Yes, the Lumina pumpkins stay white. 🙂
Kim says
This may be a silly question but how do you preserve them once you harvest them? I mean, do you freeze or can them? My dh and I have been talking about adding a pumpkin/squash patch next year but I’m not sure what to do with them after that.
Mavis says
Hi Kim, I’ll post some recipes, ways to preserve them next week. 🙂
Dawna M. says
Here’s a recipe for all those pumpkins/squash.
http://www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/Pumpkin-Stuffed-with-Everything-Good-361169
Megan says
We’ve got a bunch of pumpkins, and I’ve been wondering about keeping/preserving them. What do you plan to do… can it? Freeze it? or?
Desi says
My big max is starting to turn orange now. I’m guessing we are a bit colder at night than you are. We’re in the low 40’s. I love that squash with butter and brown sugar… mouth watering!
Lisa says
I think your unidentified green pumpkin is kabocha. Does that name ring a bell?
Mavis says
Maybe. 🙂 Thanks, we will see if it turns dark green.
Jenna says
We went camping this weekend with scouts. Since I’m working on the Engine-2 28 day reboot, I packed my own food for their dinner of foil packs. 1/4 of a white winter squash-bite-sized chunks, 1 cup of diced(small) hard acorn squash, and a can flavored collard greens(mine haven’t come in yet). With some of the onions they had on hand, and some light seasoning, it was delish! Everything steamed and the flavors blended perfectly in the little foil packets.
I also like using pumpkin in my chili recipes. Depends on the firmness of pumpkin meat whether I roast it before throwing it in the pot.
jane says
Hi The green pumpkin with white stripes could be your own seed. Looks like a cross between hubbard squash and a Windsor black.Also the picture you have of a green looking Queensland blue may be one of the rarest and hard to get pumpkins.It looks like a Windsor black.If you look on the bottom of the pumpkin it will have a striped looking large navel if it is a Windsor black.It does not look like a queensland blue.If it has the large striped navel cap it is a Windsor and you should try to save the seeds .They do cross with every thing but you might be lucky.The queensland blue does not have a five sided stalk where it joins the pumpkin.queensland blue has a round stem.