A mix of blue and green. Ribbing : Slight. Shape: Round to oblate. Blue Lakota: An heirloom variety from the Midwest.Prizewinner: Size: Grows to an impressive 200 pounds or more. Shape: The most uniform in shape of the giants.īlue pumpkins contrast with their warmer orange and yellow siblings, giving them a ghostly appearance.Size: Commonly up to 20 pounds but can get much larger. Musquee de Provence: Ribbing: Large and deep.Dill's Atlantic Giant: Size: Can grow to a whopping 990 pounds.Big Moon: Skin: Bright orange color shiny skin.Big Max: These can be pale to bright orange. Size: Can grow up to 300 pounds slightly over 100 is more common.Atlantic Giant: Some of the world's largest pumpkins.Why? They often lack the flavor of their smaller cousins, and scooping out the pulp can be a chore. Huge pumpkins are not grown to be eaten or carved. Jumbos also make eye-catching displays on porches and in public places. The world record for largest is over 2,600 pounds of orange, lumpy prize-winning pumpkin. In some places, boats are carved out of the giant pumpkins, and races are held. Like farm animals, the largest pumpkin is the winner of an event, usually earning an award, ribbon, cash prize, and notoriety. Here are some of the most popular types of pumpkins for cooking and displays.īig, fat, monster-sized pumpkins are the stars of county fairs and international pumpkin harvest festivals, where they are trucked in and hoisted on scales. Keeps well/poorly: This describes a pumpkin's "shelf life" or if it has a tendency to last a few months (uncarved) or quickly wither off the vine.Size: Pretty straightforward-big, small, miniature, medium.
Ribbing: If you were drawing a pumpkin, the ribbing would be those vertical stripes you create to indicate that it is a pumpkin and not some other round object.Is it bumpy, slightly rough, or smooth as a baby's bottom? That's the pumpkin's texture. Texture: Glide your fingers across the pumpkin's skin.They can be squat, tall, long, uneven, etc. Carvability: Is the pumpkin fairly easy to carve with a knife or pumpkin-carving kit? If not, it's probably more suited for painting or just leaving alone.Flesh: The stuff inside, used for cooking, is the flesh.Skin: This is the outside, colored part of the pumpkin.You've seen the white ones, the green ones, the tall ones, and squat ones, but what are their names and varieties? And if you need the perfect pumpkin for carving or cooking, which type should you choose, and how do you pick a good pumpkin? Starting with some basics and learning about the different categories of pumpkins will give you all you need to know to make the right choice. People are getting picky about their pumpkins, and that bin of dusty orange ones at the local market may not produce the perfect specimen to display on the porch or front steps. The Spruce Home Improvement Review Board.
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