More frost coming, så I think it’s time to pick all the rest of the pumpkins that are ripe or almost ripe.
These are from the compost area. Bigger and more variety.
And these are more of the hybrid Hokkori. Smaller snd tastier.
Still there are a lot more to pick. It’s good we have more storage space in the basement.
It’s warm again, but a few days ago it got cold and we had 2 frosty nights. I covered a few things and saved them for Indian summer. The pumpkin plants didn’t make it. No big deal, they were big and ripe anyway.
It’s going to be an early start at winter digging this year.
Bastard pumpkins are taking over the compost area. Seeds from thrown-away hybrid pumpkins germinate and thrive and produce a lot of odd pumpkins. Altho they are not true to form or flavor, they are often good enough for any dish, and great for pies.
The Hokkori pumpkins are already overflowing.
My hokkori and uchiki kuri pumpkins are planted out now.
And it looks like some timely rain is on its way.
The first advent saturday is special at the Fyristorg Market. We have some pumpkins left and fermented vegies, but the main attraction is the apple cakes and various kinds of pumpkin pies.
And others have all sorts of Christmas foods and goods.
This garden summer we have had a cool july followed by a hot august, now it’s cool again and seems like harvest time has come early – all of a sudden. It’s quite normal of course, but always comes as a surprise. This year we have had more time, so why not harvest early (in time) instead of waiting for the rainy snowy fall weather. The potatoes were big, so they are all in the root cellar a few weeks earlier than usual. Most of the onions too.
The pumpkins were getting ripe fast, so we picked them imediately in order to keep the rodents from eating too many.
The carrots too, in order to keep the carrot fly worms from getting established, and so that we can make a batch of lactic acid pickled carrot tomorrow when it rains.
It feels good to have so much fall work done already. We can even get started on the winter digging.
It doesn’t look like there will be a cold first week of june with frost this year. I’m planting my sensitives faster this year. Almost all the japanese pumpkins are already in the ground.
Now it’s raining, so I’m glad.
Usually associated with fall, pumpkin soup tastes mighty good cold spring days too. We have a few pumpkins left still.
It just needs a little miso.
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