Pumpkins Reviews

So I admit im a little bit late and have missed the major annual pumpkin related event but what will you do with the orange beauties now? They are liable to be on offer in supermarkets everywhere as shoppers turn their backs on this fabulously versatile ingredient and so join me for a quick review of pumpkins and a few of my favourite pumpkin ...  Read the complete review

Growing Pumpkins ----------------------- Pumpkins are a great crop for novice and experienced gardeners alike. With careful choice of variety the crop is prolific, delicious, and, easy to store. +++ What Pumpkin Plants need to thrive +++ 1) Water - plenty of it. 2) Muck or compost. 3) Space to ...  Read the complete review

Fall (or as soom say Autumn) is now upon us. Get ready for falling leaves, colder temperatures, less sun (was there even that much sun in the summer?) , and flowers to start dying. Although these are the negative side effects, many of us tend to forget all the positive ones. Like being able to now use our favourite jumpers and jackets, going on ...  Read the complete review

Pumpkins are known as a wonder vegetable. It comes from the same family as the squash and gourd they are large and orange both on the inside and outside. They have a hard skin and contain lots of large seeds inside. (these can be dried and planted to grow your own). The seeds are planted in the spring and harvested in the autumn if the ...  Read the complete review

It is that time of year again when I go to my veggie patch and select a couple of voluptuous pumpkins to make Halloween lanterns and soup. Well actually I am telling a small fib because this year they are more like large oranges than giant footballs. I blame global warming, but if there is one thing that pumpkins like while they are growing it ...  Read the complete review

It breaks my heart, it really does. It happens every year in spite of the warnings. Pestered parents succumb to their children’s demands and for one day it becomes the sole focus of the family’s attention. But the very next day it’s out on it’s ear, left to fend for itself…. Is this what happens in your home? Shame on you! Surely you ...  Read the complete review

How big is your pumpkin? big enough yet to carve a face for Halloween ?. I have not grown any pumpkins this year although they do grow well in this country as well as in north America and some other north European countries. I expect we will have ...  Read the complete review

Try to forgive your mother for entering you in the Jr. Pumpkin prince competition. - Advantages: I think that's a good law. - Disadvantages: I wouldn't want to attract evil demons on my front porch.

Pumpkins are cool. My life revolves around Pumpkins. When I was a small boy I was the junior Pumpkin King in Circleville Ohio which has the annual world renown pumpkin show. I won my title with my awesome display of baton twirling. My hero John Holmes is also from Circleville but he died. I still collect pumpkins and have a rather large pumpkin ...  Read the complete review

There is plenty of technical information on growing Pumpkins on the web and in books, but in my experience you don’t need to do anything very complicated to get a lot of fun and satisfaction out of growing Pumpkins. The plants grow very quickly; have lovely big showy leaves a bit like Rhubarb or Gunnera (smaller) and attractive ...  Read the complete review