Varieties
Varieties of Pumpkin
Which variety suits you depends on site, space and taste. Here are the Pumpkin varieties with their particulars.
- ‚Atlantic Giant‘You can grow the record variety *‚Atlantic Giant’* if you want a true giant; it comes from the hundred‑kilogram pumpkins of the weighing championships.
- ‚Blue Hubbard‘You will find *‚Blue Hubbard’* a venerable American giant with a thick, blue‑grey shell and massive, droplet‑shaped fruits that often weigh five to ten kilos.
- ‚Gelber Zentner‘You will find an old, sturdy landrace and the classic pickled and compote pumpkin of grandma's kitchen.
- ‚Muscade de Provence‘A magnificent French musk pumpkin with a flat, round shape and deep ribs that make the ripe fruit look as though it were cast in bronze.
- ‚Red Kuri‘Probably the most popular culinary squash in the home garden and a true all rounder.
- ‚Sweet Mama‘A high yielding F1 variety of the buttercup type with dark green, flattened fruit of one to two kilos.
- ‚Uchiki Kuri‘The original Japanese Hokkaido cultivar and the classic behind the name that many people simply use for the whole type.