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Monday, February 24, 2014

PUMPKIN : FINALLY... HARVEST!

After so many problem on growing my pumpkin this season, finally I can pick the fruits.
I decided to harvest the fruits cause the leaves on the vine mostly yellowing and dry.
In my older post  about pumpkin I got some advices from the readers.
Thanks to you all.


I pick two fruits that remains on the vine.
They are still wrapped on plastic bags.


Then I opened the plastic bags, and.... look... I have two beautiful pumpkins.


Those are my 'Rocky' pumpkin.
I have never grew this variety before.
I have been googling, and I find some information about this variety.
The fruits can be harvested starting at 70 days after planting.



This variety can be produce 8-10 fruits on a vine. 
If my little fruits didn't fall on the past, I could be reach the 'standard'.


On the seeds packet I can see that the fruit size is about 9-11 cm on the high and 11-13 cm on diameter.
The weight is about 1 kilogram.



My first fruit above have 1.1 kg on weight and 14 cm on diameter.
And this one below, the weight is about 1.3 kg and 16 cm on diameter.


I think it's not too bad.
I'm lucky, I still have the fruits remain.
So... I can taste the fruits.


I got a lot of valuable lessons from this growing season.
Now, I'm preparing the new planting for the new variety.
I will  grow this 'Rocky' again.
I hope I can reach the 'standard'.

14 comments:

  1. You have done good to get pumpkins as they usually take up a lot of space in a garden. When I grow mine out on the ground, they will put down additional roots along the vine where the leaves form, almost like new plants. I don't remember which variety that was but it wasn't an orange one as I don't grow those.

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    1. I grow the pumpkin vertically and I find the additional roots too, but they didn't grow well.

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  2. I'm glad you were able to grow on two of your pumpkins.

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  3. I hope you show us a photo of the inside Endah

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  4. Very interesting variety.
    I love pumpkin and pumpkin soup, pumpkin jam with ginger and orange.
    I'm curious how it looks when cut.
    Greetings.

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    1. Wow, so interesting dishes that made from pumpkin. Pumpkin jam... I have never heard before.

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  5. These 'rocky'pumpkins look very nice, I wonder how they taste.

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  6. Congratulations Endah, I hope you’ll tell us how they taste!
    I have never grown pumpkins but I often buy them when they are in season and use for soups.

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    1. Thank you Helene. I will share you the taste soon. We love pumpkin soup too.

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  7. That's great harvest of pumpkin! Hope it taste very sweet! What you plan to cook with it?

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    1. Thank you Malar. I hope so. I will make pumpkin soup or pudding.

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