Do you like pumpkins? What types of pumpkins do you grow? Any favorite varieties?

[Percheron chick]

Hate em. Hate, hate.
Love them for the variety and decorations but hard no to eating.
I work a fall festival and the farm grows over 50 varieties of pumpkin. Little pumpkins, big pumpkins, orange, blue, white green, pink and yellow pumpkins. Striped, warts, stippled, ribbed, carving, pie pumpkins. You want it? They've got it.
At the end of the season I can take all the pumpkins my little heart desires so I load up so the chickens and geese have treats for the winter. I have gallons of seeds if anyone is ever interested. They will most likely be cross bred Frankenstein pumpkins but could be fun...
Hate em.

 

[Chris-09]

We grow heirloom pumpkins for baking and livestock use.

Connecticut Field (Pre-1700's)
Winter Luxury Pie Pumpkin (1800's)
Dickinson (1800's)

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[NanaK]

I am growing sugar pie pumpkins this year. I always share with the chickens. They love them too. I really like the looks of that Musque De Provence! I'll have to look seed for next year.

 

[MysteryChicken]

We're attempting the Atlantic Giant pumpkins that can get over 1,000lbs if grown properly.

We also have Casper/Ghost pumpkins, & another type I can't remember right now.

I carve pumpkins every year for Halloween.

 

[Coops Dad]

I grow Jarlsberg and Rouge Vif(sp?), both are flattened shaped pumpkins and both make great pie. Seeds and guts for the chickens.

 

[sewfree55]

I have never tried growing Kabochas. Actually now that I think of it I don't think I've ever tried them either

I just got some kabocha seeds in the mail today! I'm sure they wouldn't have time to mature this season in Oklahoma, BUT... Last week I was cleaning out a huge patch of weeds in my yard, only leaving what little bermuda, white clover & dandelions there were. I was going to transplant some bermuda, but the light bulb came on & I said to myself, this looks like a great pumpkin patch! In went 3 "small sugar pumpkin" seeds. They came right up & are taking off nicely! I will have the best lawn ever! I can cover the vines with a tarp if we get an early frost this year. My chickens, pupsters & I all love pumpkin!!!

 

[HollowOfWisps]

What are your favorite pumpkin varieties for making pumpkin pie?
Which do you think are the best varieties for pest and disease resistance?

Sorry for the late reply this past week has been filled with back to school shopping, school sign ups, doctors appointments, re-painting the entire house and getting ready for family visiting before school starts.

My top list for pies are (not in order of taste):

- Dickinson (Heirloom, rich taste that is similar to butternut squash).

- Kabocha (F1, Disease resistant, I am particularly fond of the "Winter Sweet" Kabocha).

- Porcelain Doll (F1 Disease resistant, very tasty and sweeter than many other varieties).

- Long Pie (Heirloom, also called the "Nantucket", mostly string less and have unique tubular shape).

-Long Island Cheese (Heirloom, I think it has a somewhat unique and very earthy taste which makes it also great for sauces, ravioli filling,sauteed up with mushrooms and of course its great if you like a savory tasting pumpkin pie).

-Winter Luxury (Heirloom, smaller variety, but has a very smooth silky texture).

-Pennsylvania Dutch Gooseneck (Heirloom, large goose neck shaped squash, more mild taste, adds almost a creaminess to pies, but not widely available).

- Musquee De Provence (Heirloom, have white spots on leaves that often get mistaken for powdery mildew however, i have had no issues with disease compared to other heirlooms, are absolutely fabulous taste wise, very sweet even raw and store very very well over winter).

-Black Futsu (Heirloom, adds a great almost nutty taste to dishes and pies).

 

[HollowOfWisps]

I am growing sugar pie pumpkins this year. I always share with the chickens. They love them too. I really like the looks of that Musque De Provence! I'll have to look seed for next year.

Sugar pies are great! I buy my seeds from Johnny's and have had great success with them. I actually bought a full pound of the Musquee De Provence seeds which i think is somewhere around 3,000+ seeds. My husband was not amused

 

[HollowOfWisps]

I grow Jarlsberg and Rouge Vif(sp?), both are flattened shaped pumpkins and both make great pie. Seeds and guts for the chickens.

I have some rouge vif d'etampes seeds, but I didn't end up planting them this year. I'll have to make sure to plant them next year and try them out.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

I just got some kabocha seeds in the mail today! I'm sure they wouldn't have time to mature this season in Oklahoma, BUT... Last week I was cleaning out a huge patch of weeds in my yard, only leaving what little bermuda, white clover & dandelions there were. I was going to transplant some bermuda, but the light bulb came on & I said to myself, this looks like a great pumpkin patch! In went 3 "small sugar pumpkin" seeds. They came right up & are taking off nicely! I will have the best lawn ever! I can cover the vines with a tarp if we get an early frost this year. My chickens, pupsters & I all love pumpkin!!!

I would love to turn my lawn into a pumpkin patch, but i don't think my husband would let me