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Mon, Apr 6, 09 at 16:10
| I recently received some Amish Pie pumpkins seeds. I thought it would be nice to grow for making pies & bread with. I did not read a thorough description of Amish Pie Pumpkins before getting the seeds. I now found out that they can reach 60 lbs +++ (that's a lot of pies!)
What's the "normal" weight for an Amish Pie Pumpkin? Any tips on growing them? How long do they last once picked? |
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| Booberry, sorry I didn't reply any sooner. I've been busy and haven't been hanging out that much. I believe that is supposed to be the normal size. My guess is that they keep for a good number of months. But I've never grown them myself. It's a c. maxima, and I stay away from c. maximas, as a rule, because they tend to be more susceptible to squash vine borers (which we have real bad here). But if a c. maxima will produce for you, it will probably be of excellent quality. George |
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- Posted by booberry85 z5NY (becky@leadsafe.us) on Fri, Apr 17, 09 at 8:11
| Thanks George! If all goes well, I'll be making lots of pies and pumpkin bread in the fall. |
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- Posted by hanselmanfarms (My Page) on Wed, Apr 22, 09 at 9:52
| The Amish in my locale use both the Long Island Cheese and Neck Pumpkins for their pies. Both CAN get quite large. You can freeze the pumpkin pulp, I cooked it then froze it. I cook mine in the oven, versus boiling it. |
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