Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Blue Doll'

I haven't grown this, yet, but I've eaten it. When I cut it open, it smelled pleasantly fruity and kind of like cucumbers. The orange fle...Read Moresh is fine-grained (smooth) and very firm (cutting it raw is work, but can be done). It has lots of nice thick seeds.

I baked the squash in chunks. I must say it is excellent. Of all the squashes I've tasted, this is my favorite for plain eating (baked). Here are the squashes I've tasted, for the record: zucchini, acorn, butternut, pumpkin, spaghetti, Amish Pie, and probably others. A very nice thing about this squash when baked is you can eat the skin! It's not tough or bitter at all! It tastes great. Don't put garlic on it (it tastes better plain). I imagine a pie made from this would taste awesome.

The fruit was quite heavy, maybe 20-30lbs. It looked like a rumply, blue-green pumpkin. It was quite different.

I planted the Blue Doll seeds in approximately May/June. The plant spread out at over 10 feet in length along my porch with large leaves....Read More It help up well to cucumber beetles and powdery mildew. Squash bugs seemed to mostly ignore the plant. Unfortunately, the plant delivered mostly all male flowers. No development of fruit at present in September, as I have been checking for female flowers in the morning to hand pollinate. Overall, the plant was hardy, but non-productive for me. However, I am a novice at pumpkins. As tempting as the unique color may be, it would not be wise use of space for me to plant next year. I will look for a heavy bearing heirloom variety instead.

"Blue Doll is an exotic, eye-catching Blue Pumpkin. Blue Doll exhibits deep ribbing with an almost square appearance and exotic blue exte...Read Morerior. Blue Doll’s deep-orange, sweet flesh can be used for Pies, soup, and gourmet culinary delights. Full vine plant habit. 100 days with prolific plant cover. Good Powdery Mildew tolerance." New England seed