So, I grew it, but we all think of it as Kim's since she's the one that sent me the seed for it.
:) Thanks again, Kim!
Just after I sliced it in half, I realized my daughter could have taken a pic of it with her web cam. Duh! Obviously it wasn't going to take any award winning pictures, but you get the jist. So I held it back together while she snapped a pic. lol. Look at that color! Isn't that something?
There is another one still on the vine, but we're going to leave it be for a while.
33" around! It got much bigger than I thought it would, and the smell! Oh, my! Everyone was busy sniffing - it smelled just like watermelon! I swear! It was very strange - your brain knowing you're looking at a pumpkin, yet smelling watermelon. Of course, now cooked, pureed and frozen, it smells like yummy pumpkin. Look how gorgeous this thing was inside-
I cooked pureed and froze 1 regular orange pumpkin too, so pies, bread and cookies galore this winter. Well, I'll be processing another one today and making cookies, as I think the kids feel a bit cheated since they keep smelling it cooking, but never get to taste any of the spoils.
I roasted most of the seeds and held back a few to see if we could grow some more next year. Hey, with pumpkins this good, it's worth a try at coming out close to the parent!
2 comments:
Oh WOW!!! You were meant to have those seeds, I guess--I haven't ever had to much luck with pumpkins in my yard. Those are beautiful... I can't believe that they smell like watermelon when you cut them open. Yum. :)
Kim,
I soooo wish you'd had luck with these! They're simply amazing! Maybe you should give them another shot. I was shocked they got as big as they did, I figured little guys. And that smell...ohhhh!
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