BahamaMama
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PumpkinsI live in Surrey and have grown pumpkins outdoors this year and I have a couple of promising looking fruit. The evenings are drawing in and the nights are cooler, are they still ok outside?
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Bebo
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Fine until the frost starts. I usually bring mine in in October.
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fivespud364
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they will be fine just keep an eye out for the first frost and bring them in then
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judith
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Yep. The first frost usually isn't too bad, so it kills off the vines without damaging the pumpkins. This has the added benefit that the smaller pumpkins are easier to find!
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Soapnutter
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I brought my only surviving pumpkin indoors yesterday - 3kg and white skinned, lovely.
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sickpup
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What is the best variety to grow? i was given some seeds and planted a few out but the plants are so big they took over my garden.
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Behemoth
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What for, eating or carving?
The big carving ones don't usually make good carving. For eating there are many varieties, ranging from nutty, savoury to super sweet.
I quite like Uchiki Kuri (sp?) and turks Turban (although some say it's not as good).
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sickpup
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for eating, also the few i have grown have yellow skins do i need to leave them to turn orange before i pick them?
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Behemoth
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They may be naturally yellow! Or you can eat them immediately, if you are going to store it cut the vine and bring them into a dry sunny environment (porch/windowcill) and they'll turn orange. Store in a cool dry place.
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wellington womble
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We had a frost last night
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BahamaMama
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Mine are undercover in the greenhouse to allow the skins to cure before resting in the garage until we eat them. They look great - but we only got 3, two good size ones and a little one, it does not seem like a very good return for the amount of space they take up, but they are good fun to grow.
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