Fantastic Cucurbits
Of course, this isn’t the season for pumpkins, but getting your knowledge in now will help when the growing season for them comes. Pumpkins are above all the most fascinating items to add to your garden. They can being forth an array of different colors in the middle of other vegetables, and can offer a colorful display when their growing time is done. You can stack them, eat them, give them away as gifts, or even just let them sit around and look beautiful. Trying different varieties is the best way to bring in a bit of excitement into your garden growing. You can grow several varieties at once and reap the benefits in the long run as well. Try a few of these varieties of cucurbits.
• ‘Baby Boo’ is a form of acorn squash.
• ‘Tropical Pumpkins’ have a long shelf life which makes them ideal for display.
• ‘Green Apple Gourd’- Pretty to display yet it is inedible to eat.
• ‘Ornamental‘ gourds like this one tend to be small in size and have stripes upon their skin. These are great for various displays.
• Large white ‘Lumina‘ pumpkin has a very pale rind to them.
• ‘Baby Bottle’ gourds dry to a soft brown.
• ‘Piebald Tropical’ pumpkins are characterized by variegated color.
• Blue ‘Jarrahdale’ pumpkins originate in Australia, and have a thick rich flesh.
• Australian ‘Crown Prince’ pumpkin, which is most of the time fat and a round flat variety.
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