Here are some different varieties of pumpkins and Pumpkin squashes that we recommend growing. Some taste great, others look unusual and there and Squash are even some that do both!

Varieties KEY Summer squashes These have softer skins, don’t store as well and can be harvested when the fruits are smaller Winter squashes These have harder skins, are good for storing and should be harvested when the fruits are at their full size (but before the first frosts) Golden Nugget Dill’s Atlantic Giant These fruits are mainly used for ornamental Crown Prince A large pumpkin that has produced purposes. The plants are compact and bushy, some world record-breakers in the past. so good for limited spaces. A squash with bluish-grey skin and orange And, it can also be used for pies. flesh. Great to cook with - it tastes delicious Cucurbita maxima ‘Gold Nugget’ and stores well over winter! Cucurbita maxima ‘Dill’s Atlantic Giant’ Cucurbita maxima ‘Crown Prince’

Marina di Chioggia Pink Banana Jumbo Related to an old Native American variety, Turk’s Turban Hubbard Baby Blue This Italian heirloom variety is certainly this squash has an unusual elongated shape. Although this unusual looking pumpkin is unique in appearance. The rich, sweet flesh is This variety has a sweet flavour and can be baked, The plants are vigorous and productive. The mainly grown for ornamental use, it is also a deep yellow-orange and great for baking used in soup or mashed. You can tell when the good to eat! Records sug or in pies. flesh is bright orange and sweet. gest that it has been fruits are ready to harvest as you will not be able Cucurbita maxima ‘Pink Banana Jumbo’ grown in Europe since 1818. to pierce the skin with your fingernail. Cucurbita maxima ‘Marina di Chioggia’ Cucurbita maxima ‘Turk’s Turban’ Cucurbita maxima ‘Hubbard Baby Blue’

Tromba d’Albenga Yugoslavian Finger Harlequin Originally from Liguria in the North of Italy. This heritage variety is grown more for its Uchiki Kuri Attractive, ridged, speckled pumpkins are This variety climbs, so you can train it up unusual shape than for flavour. It can be eaten Sometimes known as ‘Red Kuri’ or produced by this variety. The flesh is firm a fence, rather than taking up lots of space like a summer squash or left to mature on the and very sweet, making it perfect for pan ‘Onion Squash’, this small variety was first on the ground. plant like a winter squash. raised in Japan. It has smooth-textured flesh frying or roasting. and a good flavour. Cucurbita moschata ‘Tromba d’Albenga’ Cucurbita moschata ‘Yugoslavian Finger’ Cucurbita pepo ‘Harlequin’ Cucurbita maxima ‘Uchiki Kuri’

Patty Pan Rouge Vif d’Etampes Jack be Little The fruits of this variety are flat and disk-like, A French variety from the 1830s. The plants This variety produces mini pumpkins in with pretty scalloped edges. Their texture can produce up to four pumpkins each. huge numbers. They are great for baking is firmer than courgettes but the flavour These pumpkins were used as the inspir ation whole or decorating. is similar. for Cinderella’s coach in the classic fairy tale! Cucurbita pepo ‘Jack be Little’ Cucurbita pepo ‘Patty Pan’ Cucurbita pepo ‘Rouge Vif d’Etampes’

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