Tag: winter squash
Candy Roaster Squash: Sweet to Eat and Easy to Grow
Seed catalogs are my salvation this time of year. Poring over the photographs of glossy gold pumpkin varieties can often distract me from the...
Iran Pumpkin: The Oldest Pumpkin on the Farm
Pumpkins are my favorite field crop to grow; the vines and tendrils twist in artistic revelry; the leaves unfurl like giant sunbrellas, the blossoms...
Saving Pumpkins: How to Store Winter Squash
Here's to a long (shelf) life
Fresh food storage is a tricky business; what's good for the potato and parsnip gets a pshaw from the...
My Favorite Pumpkins on Parade, Warts and All
Here's a list and some photos of my favorite pumpkins and winter squash. Give them some room, water and ample composted manure and the...
Sweet Meat Squash: Stores Well, Tastes Great
If I only had one culinary pumpkin or winter squash to grow, Sweet Meat would be it.
For some varieties, beauty is only skin deep. Their color,...
