How to grow sweet pumpkins?
Tell me, what kind of pumpkin is the sweetest, so that it has bright orange flesh? And how to grow it so that you can then eat the pumpkin raw with sugar. My daughter tried it at her friend’s and she always wants to eat it.
There are varieties of sweet pumpkin - Russian, azure, smile, freckle. These are the varieties that give a good harvest in different regions of Russia. But remember that pumpkin does not like cold weather, waterlogging, or underwatering. It is better to plant a pumpkin on a compost heap, but not on manure.
I’ve always been looking for varieties that will take root well in our northern latitudes. And you described everything here. Thank you very much for this. But about the cold. What to do if frost hits in April or early May?
I wouldn’t plant a pumpkin in open ground so early, night frost will kill it, and the soil at that time has not yet warmed up enough. Therefore, it is best to plant pumpkin seedlings in late May-early June, when the threat of spring frosts has passed.
I don’t remember what the variety of sweet pumpkins is called, but its shape is similar to a large pear. It contains very few seeds and can be eaten raw.
there is such a variety "Guitar"
I love pumpkin, and not only the sweet varieties. For sweets they planted "Almond". It is very tasty. And “Big Max” has orange flesh. But you need to plant in April.Since this plant loves warmth, it should be planted on the south side near fences.
I’ll also add to the above a variety called “Winter Sweet”. It has very bright, dense flesh. I also eat it raw. They say it's very useful.
In my opinion, the best variety of sweet pumpkin is Kroshka. It is stored for a very long time and during storage does not lose its qualities at all, sometimes it even seems that it becomes even sweeter.
A relevant question for pumpkin lovers! The Winter Sweet variety has now become popular among us - a truly delicious pumpkin. But I give preference to Prikubanskaya - but you know the taste and color...
The most delicious pumpkins are nutmeg ones. “Important Lady”, “Honey Guitar”, “Pearl” - these are varieties with bright orange pulp, very sweet, and do not have a sharp pumpkin smell. It is soft and pleasant. At our house, they simply gnaw this pumpkin into slices, without even sprinkling it with sugar.