Garden_mermaid I could use your help protecting them. ;)
Finally found out this one's name............'One Too Many'
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Signs of Hallowe'en :)
Galeux d'Eysines (not quite as warty as I had hoped for)
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/91927/index.html
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'Valenciano' http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/91434/index.html
This message was edited Oct 15, 2006 9:28 PM
Jarrahdale http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/61933/index.html
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If they look like they have been named correctly I'll add them to the PlantFiles.
Does anyone know the names of the unusual gourds below?
I know the little white pumpkin's name is 'Baby Boo' and I think the little orange ones are 'Wee-B-Little' http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/75261/index.html
This message was edited Sep 28, 2006 12:33 AM
Those gourds look positively alien.
And I didn't know pumpkins came in so many varieties.
Your pumpkins are beautiful! Galeux d'Eysines is not only a great decoration but a great soup ingredient!! Hope someone can identify the type and source of the gourds. I would really like to try them!
Neither did I White_Hydrangea until I saw some in Regina last year (and saved/purchsed some seeds)....then I did a search in PlantFiles (aaaaaaaaaah love at first sight for those of us that like decorating :) : http://davesgarden.com/pf/adv_search.php?searcher%5Bcommon%5D=pumpkin&searcher%5Bfamily%5D=&searcher%5Bgenus%5D=&searcher%5Bspecies%5D=&searcher%5Bcultivar%5D=&searcher%5Bhybridizer%5D=&search_prefs%5Bsort_by%5D=rating&images_prefs=with&Search=Search
Thanks Grammy. :) Do you have a recipe for Galeux d'Eysines ???
The one gourd reminds me of a swan.
Now that I have a house, I'm thinking of doing something I haven't done since I was a kid. Buying a pumpkin and carving it!
I've heard, though, that the carving pumpkins you buy at the store aren't good for pie or seeds. True? The pumpkins we got as kids always did triple duty.
I think there are better options out there.....some are baking pumpkins and some are for decoration. I believe Darius cans a winter squash maybe cushaw for pumpkin baking.
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Also grew Rouge Vif d'Etampes........ http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/60841/index.html
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SQUASH SOUP WITH CUMIN
3 tablespoons olive oil
3 medium onions, peeled and sliced (3 cups)
3 pounds squash, peeled and cut into 2-inch cubes (8 cups)
2 teaspoons salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 teaspoon ground cumin
3 sprigs of fresh thyme
3 cups chicken broth, vegetable broth, or a canned broth or bouillon cubes
In a 6-quart heavy-bottomed soup pot, heat the oil over medium heat and stir in the onions. Cover, reduce the heat, and braise for 15 minutes till onions are cooked but not burned. Add the squash to the onions. Sprinkle with salt, pepper, cumin, and thyme; cover the pot. Braise for another 15 minutes, checking once in a while that the vegetables do not burn. Add the broth, bring to a boil, cover, reduce the heat, and simmer for 30 minutes or until the squash is tender. Purée the soup in a blender or food processor in batches or use an immersion blender. Reheat the soup; taste for salt, and add more cumin to taste. Serve boiling hot with croutons.
Makes 6 servings.
SQUASH AND APPLE SOUP WITH BACON
Can be prepared in 45 minutes or less.
2 slices bacon
1/2 medium onion, chopped fine (about 1/2 cup)
white and pale green parts of 1 large leek, chopped fine and washed well (about 1 cup)
1 large garlic clove, minced
1/2 bay leaf
1 1/4 pounds squash, seeded, peeled, and cut into 1-inch pieces (about 3 cups)
1 medium Granny Smith or other tart apple
2 cups low-salt chicken broth
1/2 cup apple cider plus additional for thinning soup
2 tablespoons sour cream or crème fraîche
Accompaniments
Sour cream or crème fraîche
chopped unpeeled apple
In a skillet cook bacon until crisp and drain, reserving 1 1/2 tablespoons fat. Crumble bacon.
In a heavy saucepan cook onion, leek, garlic, and bay leaf with salt and pepper to taste in reserved fat over moderate heat, stirring, until softened. Add squash, apple, peeled and chopped, broth, and 1/2 cup water. Simmer mixture, covered, until squash is very tender, about 15 minutes, and discard bay leaf. In a blender(or use blender stick in pan) purée mixture in batches, transferring as puréed to a clean saucepan, and add enough additional water to thin soup to desired consistency. Whisk in sour cream or crème fraîche and salt and pepper to taste and heat soup over moderately low heat until hot (do not boil). Serve soup topped with crumbled bacon and accompaniments.
THANK YOU so very much ((((((((Grammy)))))) !!!!!! Ü
I like the first one best! It can be frozen if you get carried away! And is a great leftover!
I'll be protecting my babies from frost for sure now that we've got two wonderful recipes to try! Ü
I'd love to know how more experienced growers save their pumpkin seeds. We overwintered ours in front of a radiator and come planting time we scooped the seeds out (two had a bit of mold) but the heat of the rads kept their skins really hard (I couldn't carve them nor could I throw them) but now that we will be eating them I'd like to be sure I'm saving the seeds correctly (of course mine may have crossed).
Gorgeous pumpkins Lilypon! It's a bit of a long broom ride to SK, so I'm sending you a link to a druid's cape like the one I wear for Halloween if you want to patrol the pumpkin patch:
http://tinyurl.com/rs969
:D
LOLOL oh but I really wanted to see one from California here (esp on October 30th ;)
Thank you for the link (I love eyeballing those and that is a really nice one.........ah temptation :)
With all that gardening, you should be in great shape to chase those pumpkin smashers! Great fun when you get close enought to tickle them with your broom and make them drop their loot: Smash my pumpkin, Lose your candy!!!
LOL I'll have the broom ready (and a pot ;)
GrammysGardenAZ the name of the gourd is
Hard-shelled Gourd, Calabash
Lagenaria siceraria 'Angel's Wings'
Additional cultivar information: (aka Autumn Wings)
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/69648/index.html
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Lilypon,
I bought a bag of gourds that looks similar to yours at walmart for decorating. I'll be sure to save the seeds and grow some next year. I have 3 or so apple gourds on my vines, still waiting for the loofas to show up! if I can find my camera I'll post a pic.
Susan
I'd love to see them Susan! Ü
Raggedyann, I was given an apple gourd, dried with seeds inside. Tell me how much space to allow to grow them. There is a booming craft market here, and hope to grow and sell some.
The gourds are versions of "Winged Gourds". We first got them from Rupp Seeds. They bred them.
www.ruppseeds.com
You can order direct from them.
We can buy them from our regular seed supplier, www.jordanseeds.com
These are hybred so saving seeds does no good.
These are definately fun, never knowing what you will get.
Here's a table-full at our market.
Bernie
My apple gourd is way bigger and different looking than anything I see there.
Apple gourds are a variety of their own. Both companies sell seed for them. I don't think they are hybred, so saved seed should work. A couple of ladies at our market sell them decorated in many different ways.
Bernie
Bernie I wish I could visit your table.......do you grow different pumpkins too?
This message was edited Oct 2, 2006 10:58 PM
Only small ones.
You have to have a pretty big area to grow apple gourds. The vines attatch to anything and everything that is in their way! LOL They have pulled my tomatoes down, wrapped around a rose. The leaves on mine are huge, I used a few of them to make cement leaves. They really took off when the weather cooled off. I don't think the loofas will do anything because of the gourds. I haven't cut any off the vine yet because I can't decide how big I want them to get. One weighs about 3-4 pounds, one is long like a bottle but I am hoping it will round out.
How do people decorate the apples? I have seen them used as a birdhouse, but it was kinda plain. I love to paint, so if anyone has any ideas, I'd appreciate them.
Bernie your gourds are beautiful! My hubby thinks if you can't eat them, they are useless. He threatened to cut my vines down with the mower. Haha!
Bonnie, can you believe I have roots on the sweet potatoes already?? :)))
Susan
Doesn't surprise me, those things really are tough. About the apple gourds, this is shaped like a big Apple, and the lady who gave it to me painted it red, and tied raffia to the stem, just like a big apple. Really cute.
Bonnie
All I need is another apple in my kitchen! LOL My wallpaper has apples on it. I told my son we could pick them closer to Halloween and paint a few orange to look like pumpkins and put faces on them, etc. I like the birdhouse idea too.
Susan
This lady is very crafty, and she makes crafts all year, then about Thanksgiving time, she has a craft sale, and does very good at it. I told her that I would get the seeds out of this gourd, and if I had any luck, I would sell them to her cheap. Gotta have something for tying up some land for a season!! Your idea about painting the apples to look like pumpkins is a really good one, I may try that too, thanks, I just swiped your idea, it is patented is it?
Recognize this squash? I sure don't. It came out of a seed package marked Musquee de Provence, but that isn't what it is. It's cute though. After a while, I will see what it tastes like. I don't think it is a pumpkin. I didn't knowinly plant any pumpkins, but I will put it on my table for halloween and/or thanksgiving.
If you recognize it, do let me know what it is and if it is worth eating.
Another view of the mystery squash.
Just guessing here pajaritomt (we don't grow too many different squash in my neck of the woods......er prairie ;): http://www.johnnyseeds.com/catalog/product.aspx?category=1&subcategory=489&item=677
I know I've seen another one that looks like yours (but I've looked at so many websites that it might take awhile to find it).
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I agree it looks like the Red Kuri.
I would say it's Golden Delicious. We grow them, they are the best! If you like Buttercup, you will love these.
These are grown for canning companies. They make pumpkin pie filling out of them. They get bigger yield per acre & it makes better pie filling than pumpkins do.
Enjoy!
Bernie
Wow, guys! I will have to look up Golden Delicious -- I am not familiar with it, but I, myself had wondered if it weren't red kuri which is basically a hubbard. Sounds like I am guaranteed a good squash no matter who is right. Thanks all!
Bonnie, we did some yard work yesterday and I ended up pulling up all the vines. Something was eating then baby gourds and the vines were taking over everything. I got 3 gourds. Two shaped like apples and one looks like a bottle/bowling pin. Nah, I don't mind if you steal my idea. I'm just wondering how long it will take to dry these before I can paint/decorate them. I have seen the martin gourds here in the south, painted to look like Santa, a cat, etc. They are so pretty you can't tell they are a gourd. My dad has some saved that are called 'ladles'. You carve the top side off to make a drinking ladle.
I'm off to pull some weeds.
Susan
Here are my Grey Ghost squashes. Just harvested. They are supposed to be tasty and kabocha like. Picture should be entitled Grey Squashes with Grey dog. He snuck in the picture without my realizing it! Has to check out anything new in his yard.
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