Seminole Pumpkins

 

Peter holds Seminole pumpkins 
harvested from the Hugelkultur 
bed where he is standing. 

It may soon be time to harvest your Seminole pumpkins if you planted them in the spring. At the VegHeadz Garden we have had these easy-to-grow and delicious vegetables planted in both a raised bed and in the ground in a Hugelkultur bed. They did equally well in both places. Pumpkins of all types are members of the squash family and these particular ones are sometimes called squash and sometimes called pumpkins. 

Their flesh is dark orange, dense and sweet, similar to a butternut squash. They can be used in any winter squash or sweet potato recipe with good results. They keep extremely well on your kitchen counter for up to a year to be used, if you wish, when other vegetables are not available in the garden.  While resting there, they also serve as a conversation piece and a continuing reminder of your gardening success.

For everything you need to know about growing Seminole pumpkins, see:  https://gardeningsolutions.ifas.ufl.edu/plants/edibles/vegetables/seminole-pumpkin.html.  Follow the link in that article to learn about other vegetables that survive and thrive in our hot and humid summer weather. Make a list to buy the seeds for next year’s crops.  

Speaking of seeds, it’s time to browse gardening stores, websites and catalogs to select seeds for your fall garden.   Planting can begin the end of this month, and continue through October for most cool weather crops.  Cooler weather is coming, I promise.

Linda harvested these pumpkins from the raised bed she tends at
the VegHeadz Demo Garden.

Also observed in the garden this week, Coneflowers with seeds sprouting in situ. They do reseed readily, but this is the first time we have seen them so impatient.  Thank you Carole, for the photos and for spotting the impatient coneflower.

Sprouting Coneflower