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Post by 12540dumont on Jul 2, 2012 17:35:06 GMT -5
Dar, all of my Little Green Seed eventually turn orange. Every time I get a tall pumpkin shape, it's always the one that doesn't have green seeds. www.liseed.org/snackseed.html |
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Post by 12540dumont on Oct 9, 2012 11:22:55 GMT -5
What do you think? Attachments:
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Post by 12540dumont on Oct 9, 2012 11:23:40 GMT -5
Tastes like Spaghetti Squash. Attachments:
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Post by 12540dumont on Oct 9, 2012 11:34:35 GMT -5
So, This year I planted everything I had left of the Long Island Little Greenseed. I isolated them from everything else. I planted them on the South and West side of a patch of corn and the only thing else near them was melons. So, I was surprised when these ornamental edible "like" things popped up in the field. I was worried as well. However, I did not roque them out. So, the first one I opened had green seeds. I cooked it last night. It wasn't half bad. By looking at this picture of everything that came out of the field, this looks like Ken's Mass Cross of Green Seed Pumpkins. I say that because some of these look like Kakai (which I've grown before). I plan to open several more and see what we have. I did open one of the larger green striped guys and it was loaded (and the green seeds were greener). There are only a couple in the field that look like the Baby Boo that Little Greenseed is supposed to look like. Any thoughts Ray? Dar? Attachments:
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Post by cortona on Oct 10, 2012 16:22:29 GMT -5
i dont know exactly wath strain it are, but surely it looks nice my dear!
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Post by catherinenm on Dec 25, 2012 18:27:34 GMT -5
Hi
My kids and I love eating pumpkin seeds, so I grew Triple Treat this year. The pumpkins are small (not exactly Jack o'Lantern in my opinion, so that's one of the "triple" down). The seeds are small, so much so that my daughter would rather eat regular pumpkin seeds, hull and all, rather than the tiny naked seeds (not very successful in the second of the "triple"). And I haven't made a pie with any of them, so I don't know how it scores on that one.
I have also grown Kakai, and remember fairly small seeds in fairly small pumpkins for that one, too.
So I have to ask, is there a naked-seeded pepo with LARGE seeds? I've been reading through this thread, and it looks like a common problem that the naked-seeded pumpkins are small, but I don't see as many comments on seed size. It's seed buying season, and I need to get ready.
Oh, I live on a mountain side, so my growing season is cool all summer, even though I do have 120 days frost to frost. To make up for the cool, I usually choose the shortest DDM varieties I can find. So I guess my "ideal" is a large-seeded, naked-seeded, precocious-ripening pumpkin. Oh, shoot, throw in white-skinned, too. ;D
I guess I need to jump into this breeding game. In the past I've just been a seed saver.
Catherine
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Post by oxbowfarm on Dec 25, 2012 21:49:52 GMT -5
I've grown Kakai, I grew it again this year. I would say that they are not jack pumpkin sized in general but I'm pretty surprised that you thought the seed was small. I'd have seid its about as large as any commercial pepita seed which I'd say is pretty much the same size as a normal pumpkin seed. Here's a pic of this year's Kakai seed along with some F3 seed of Ray's Pepita and some Thelma Sanders Sweet Potato. I would categorize both Kakai and Ray's Pepita as having "normal" sized seed, ie they have seed about the same size as a standard Jack pumpkin. Thelma Sanders has fairly typical small pepo seed like you see from most acorn squash and Delicatas.  I'd say if you want a large sized hulless seed pumpkin you should grow one of the hulless Austrian/Hungarian oilseed varieties like Gleisdorfer Olkurbis. |
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Post by Walk on Dec 26, 2012 10:37:16 GMT -5
We grow Kakai, and I agree that the seed is normal sized for us too. The pumpkins are small to average. I wouldn't want them to be bigger since they are not good for eating. Even the sheep and chickens prefer the better tasting squash. It also seems that the bigger fruits don't necessarily have more seeds.
I think for all-round edibility, some of the other squashes such as Butternut-types and some of the Hubbard-types have seed that when roasted are as flavorful as the naked seeded types, just a little more chewy. The squash flesh is so superior to the Kakai, which mostly end up in the compost for us. There is great variability between varieties as to seed quality. for instance, Red Kuri seeds are quite woody and we wouldn't bother with them again, while Silver Bell hulls were tender in comparison. Sucrine du Berry, a moschata, is very good also. We haven't tried Waltham Butternut to compare.
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Post by rowan on Jan 29, 2013 18:50:31 GMT -5
Well I decided to cut open my first Gleisdorfer Naked Seeded pumpkin today. The pumpkin weighed in at 3 1/2 kg and the amount of seeds were 200g but will be less when dried of course. I was hoping for a bigger percentage of seeds but it was still a couple of cups and the other pumpkins that aren't quite ripe yet are much bigger, over double the size. The lack of size and seeds could be due to polination problems we are having this year. I cooked some of the flesh and was surprised at how good it was - nutty and with only a little stringyness. I was expecting it to be almost inedible. The taste isn't strong but it is certainly good enough if you are adding other flavours to it like making pumpkin pie  or cake. I will be eating them. This first fruit was picked at close to 90 days. Attachments:
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Post by 12540dumont on Jan 29, 2013 19:55:17 GMT -5
That's terrific. I'm still eating through the squash, looking for the tastiest flesh in a naked seed. I use these in place of nuts in my CSA, because I have a couple of folks with peanut allergies. |
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Post by nicky on Jan 29, 2013 20:42:16 GMT -5
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Post by raymondo on Jan 30, 2013 2:39:10 GMT -5
Triple Treat sounds pretty good. And Bozley is as cute as they come!
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Post by nicky on Jan 30, 2013 9:30:03 GMT -5
Bozley thanks you! He is a hellion. 12 weeks old & ruling the universe. He starts puppy school tomorrow night. Thank goodness... somewhere to tire him out! Trying Slovenska Golika next year. The seeds are a great colour! Attachments:
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Post by ilex on Mar 17, 2013 11:10:35 GMT -5
So I have to ask, is there a naked-seeded pepo with LARGE seeds? I've been reading through this thread, and it looks like a common problem that the naked-seeded pumpkins are small, but I don't see as many comments on seed size. It's seed buying season, and I need to get ready. I'm working with this one, 12 lb, from LISP material:  left to right, up below ... little green seed, my line, lady godiva (sorry for the bad photo quality):  It's fairly mild tasting and easy to process, so I'll work on getting stronger flavor. |
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Post by rowan on Mar 17, 2013 14:14:09 GMT -5
Well all my seeds are harvested but I have decided not to grow Gleisdorfer Naked Seeded any more because the food to space ratio is terrible. The large fruit contain no more seeds than the smaller ones but are just all hollow. The seeds are largish and delicious but for the small amount you get in each fruit it is just not worth it. Only a cupful which is, of course, less when they are dried. My plants ended up producing around 4 fruits each but the plants are large. Attachments:
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or cake. I will be eating them.
