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| texdane |
Posted - Sep 19 2013 : 08:52:16 AM
For years, I have bought pumpkins. They are very popular for decorating here in New England, some even through Christmas if they don't rot first. Never have had luck in growing them, and they are pricey at the stores and farms. Well...this year I have a bumper crop of orange and white pumpkins. Yippee!
I also buy cornstalks to use to decorate my mailbox post. Not this year. Grew 'em myself. 
All from seed, might I add. I'm a happy farmgirl.
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| HodgeLodge |
Posted - Feb 27 2014 : 06:34:46 AM
I too grew beautiful sugar pumpkins (baker creek seeds) this fall. processed them and made some nice pumpkin butter.
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| texdane |
Posted - Dec 02 2013 : 2:30:11 PM
Thanks, Jeri!
Farmgirl hugs to you,
Nicole
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| Jeri |
Posted - Nov 27 2013 : 4:13:50 PM
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Originally posted by texdane
For years, I have bought pumpkins. They are very popular for decorating here in New England, some even through Christmas if they don't rot first. Never have had luck in growing them, and they are pricey at the stores and farms. Well...this year I have a bumper crop of orange and white pumpkins. Yippee!
I also buy cornstalks to use to decorate my mailbox post. Not this year. Grew 'em myself.
All from seed, might I add. I'm a happy farmgirl.
Farmgirl Hugs!
Nicole
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| wooliespinner |
Posted - Oct 22 2013 : 4:42:00 PM
Nini I had pumpkins like your green ones last year and mine stayed green. They were called cinderella pumpkins and I have some this year that are the same shape but they are a creme color. These are called... I think... cheese pumpkins. So if yours don't turn orange you know you have the magical cinderella pumpkins. These are good to roast and cook with. They are super delicious.
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Oct 17 2013 : 04:58:19 AM
Aw, girlfriend! I read your blog last night and I just giggled over your excitement - it IS so exciting, isn't it? I love, love, love your decorations - those white pumpkins are GORGEOUS!!! My guys were drooling over the pumpkin cake recipe - guess I'm going to have to cook up some pumpkin today! LOL! Can't wait to try your pumpkin bread, too! So much fun! Such a wonderful time of year, isn't it? Thank you so much for sharing the excitement with me! You make me smile - I just love you! Hugs - Nini
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| texdane |
Posted - Oct 16 2013 : 6:37:00 PM
Hi Farmgirls!
This week's Suburban Farmgirl blog is all about backyard pumpkin farming and yummy pumpkin recipes! Nini, this one's for you, farmsister! ;)
http://sfgblog.maryjanesfarm.org/default.asp?Display=116
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Nicole
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| EllaRow |
Posted - Oct 08 2013 : 8:46:11 PM
Nice looking pumpkins peeps! We've never had much luck on pumpkins, but we tried a new spot in the yard this year and at last count we were up to 35 or 36. Making a lot of pumpkin pie mash for the freezer. Pumpkin pie, pumpkin bread, pumpkin muffins..... oh the delights!
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Oct 07 2013 : 7:29:04 PM
Ooooooh! Such BEAUTIES, Nicole! LOVE them!!! The white pumpkin is so cool! I would love to try to grow them one year - what kind are they? I bet they really do look gorgeous decorated for Christmas! LOVE that idea!!! :)
My "Cinderella" pumpkins are actually Musquee de Provence... We just call them Cinderella pumpkins because they remind me so much of her carriage. Our little "foster granddaughter" is going to be Cinderella for Halloween this year. You should've SEEN how wide her eyes became when we told her we were growing these babies! So sweet! She asked if we could make her a carriage, too! LOL! Children are so precious!
Did you happen to see Sharon's (Calicogirl's) pumpkins over on the "Celebrating Fall: A Farmgirl Gathering" strain? http://www.maryjanesfarm.org/snitz/topic.asp?TOPIC_ID=64481&whichpage=3 She mixed Big Max with Cinderellas... I'd say she hit the "jack o'lantern" pot with HER Cinderellas! ;) She also has a picture of these adorable pumpkin rolls she made along with a link for the recipe... I can't wait to make them! SO adorable!!!
Hugs -
Nini
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| texdane |
Posted - Oct 07 2013 : 05:55:48 AM
Hi Farmsisters!
Okay, Nini, this pic's for you. It's a white pumpkin:
And here's some of my orange ones still working on turning orange. We plan on harvesting them tomorrow when the weather is better. (Big nasty, summer-like storms today and yesterday).
The different colors all came from the same package of seeds, called "Halloween Mix". I don't know if you can cook/eat them, I don't see why not, but I grow these for decoration. Pumpkins are big here in New England for decoration through to Christmas. I love the white ones. I think they look elegant on my Thanksgiving table as a centerpiece, and have used them for decoration through Christmas, by surrounding them with holly and greens. Elegant! Also, DD likes to draw scary ghost faces on them for Halloween with a magic marker or paint.
I've tried every year to grow pumpkins, but never had much luck 'til now. Did lose a few to the deer. 
So much fun! Nini, I love yours, darlin'! Are they the Cinderella variety?
Hugs,
Nicole
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| Killarney |
Posted - Oct 06 2013 : 3:45:43 PM
Nicole, those are beauties!!
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Oct 06 2013 : 3:23:02 PM
LOL! Yes, Dorinda! They WILL ripen as they sit. I was reading up on it last night because I was concerned that they wouldn't ripen. The site said that they might not ripen on the vine, but they will ripen on the shelf. They said just to be sure to let them sit out in the garden to harden off first, and then they should be good to go. They're supposed to be excellent keepers. If all goes as planned, they should last us right through February! I'm SO excited! I have grown New England baking pumpkins for years, but these far surpass them in growth and beauty! I say GO for it!!! I got my seeds from Baker's Creek: http://www.rareseeds.com/musquee-de-provence/?F_Keyword=musquee%20de%20provence . You can read up on them there, but there are also a lot of different informative websites out there that just rave about these pumpkins!!! They're just SO pretty and big and HEAVY!!! I would probably continue to grow them even if they weren't edible and even if they didn't turn color! LOL! Super easy to grow - they outgrew and outlasted just about every other veggie in the garden. The one in my raised bed looked like a tiny little golf ball when we started digging things up in August, and the plant was looking pretty sad. I figured why not just give it a shot and let it grow - I've got nothing to lose, after all. I tossed a little compost at the roots and let it do its thing. Suddenly it started getting really big, and now I can barely lift it! LOL! My neighbor is just amazed. He thought there was only one in his yard, but with a little more investigation, he started finding them under leaves, hanging from the chain link fence, and even a couple of babies growing in the wisteria vines! We found a couple of new babies still growing out there on our side of the fence, too. I'm just going to let them grow and see what happens. I've never had such success with pumpkins before - it's truly very, very exciting! :)
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| Dorinda |
Posted - Oct 06 2013 : 2:00:53 PM
Okay Nini, I have never seen green pumpkins. Will they turn orange the longer they sit? Like a green Tomato turns red once its pick.
Just curious in case I grow them next year. Love the pumpkins by the way. I have never grown them before. I don't even know if I can grow them in this zone. I would have to check and see if they even grow here. Because I don't know of any friends or neighbors that have ever grew them here. Hum I am really going to check that out.
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Oct 06 2013 : 10:46:48 AM
Here are just a few more pics for you, Nicole... I'm DYING to see yours! I've never seen white pumpkins in person - how cool! Are they for baking or just for decoration???
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Hugs -
Nini
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| texdane |
Posted - Oct 02 2013 : 11:13:38 AM
Ack! I forgot to snap a photo and am just buzzing in here for a second...will try to do that tomorrow. Anyhoo...they are almost all orange and ready to go! The white one is still kinda small but it's so cute! So much fun!
Farmgirl hugs,
Nicole
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| Dorinda |
Posted - Oct 01 2013 : 7:26:09 PM
So excited for you about your pumpkins. Its always so much fun to grow new things and do great at it. Go Pumpkin Master......Your getting me all syked up to grow some next year...Hopefully mine will be as good as yours. Happy gardening...
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| texdane |
Posted - Sep 28 2013 : 06:49:09 AM
Hi Nini!
I just checked my pumpkins and they are doing well! I have both orange and white ones on the same vine! I am feeling like the "Pumpkin Master"!
Love your pics! I will take some today of mine, too. So excited!
Hugs,
Nicole
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Sep 27 2013 : 11:06:36 AM
LOL! I know what you mean! Then again, I am fairly certain, I'm too old to be your twin... Perhaps you're big farmgirl sister-in-heart that you never really expected but are oh-so-happy to have? ;)
You know, I have to share with you... My neighbor found ANOTHER big pumpkin out there hanging in vines twisted in the chain link fence separating our yards, and then yesterday my hubby was out there and found two healthy-looking babies! One is about about four inches, the other is about six inches in width! I am soooo excited!
I tried to get you some good pictures of the ones we knew about back on the 19th, but this is the only decent one I could get for you, since the majority of them are in our neighbor's yard. ;)
I went out to check on it this morning, and I'm happy to report it is now considerably larger! YAY! The ones in my neighbors yard are HUGE. When he went to lift one he said it was at least 20 lbs. I don't know if he's exaggerating or not, but I am sure happy that they're thriving! I sure wish I could get you pics of those - they are sitting up all pretty in his grass; they're not laying on their sides like this one is!
Please post pics of yours when you can, okay? I'd love to see them! Just SO exciting!
Hugs -
Nini
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| texdane |
Posted - Sep 23 2013 : 10:48:30 AM
Nini, I honestly think maybe we are twins separated at birth, hee hee. You always "get" me. Hugs to you!
Nicole
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| Ninibini |
Posted - Sep 19 2013 : 10:29:01 AM
Yes! You GO girl! What a great feeling, huh, Nicole? I've got six little pie pumpkins from my garden ripening on my back steps and four large green Cinderella pumpkins still growing heartily on the vine. I check on them every day and grin with every fiber of my being. I totally get your excitement! Celebrating with you all the way from PA! Hugs - Nini
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| lovinRchickens |
Posted - Sep 19 2013 : 09:25:08 AM
Nicole that's wonderful. Sure has saved you a lot of money. I am going to try and grow them next season myself. I love the white pumpkins, every year we buy three or four and after Thanksgiving I stack them, draw a snow mans face and add a hat and scarf. They turn out so darn cute.
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