Jarrahdale Pumpkin (forum)

Brendan starts with ...
A Jarrahdale pumpkin I just picked. Weighed a tad over 9kgs, looks like a lot of pumpkin scones coming up :)
Yes it's a bit battered and bruised, but that will peel off. Fruit Flies had attacked the stem, so I had to pick it :(
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Time: 3rd August 2013 10:41am

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MaryT says...
Well done, Brendan! Love to know how it tastes. Hope you don't throw out the seeds. Yum

Time: 3rd August 2013 10:48am

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amanda says...
That looks beautiful Brendan!! Nice one :-)
And here some tips on how to freeze it - either cooked or raw.. :o)
http://www.farmersalmanac.com/food/2007/11/05/prepare-and-freeze-fresh-pumpkin-easily/


Time: 3rd August 2013 3:28pm

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Brendan says...
Thanks MaryT & amanda, yes I'll be keeping some seeds from this one for sure.
I read somewhere MaryT, that the Jarrahdale is best roasted, I'll let you know later :-)
Good tips amanda, thank you.

Time: 4th August 2013 7:18am

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amanda says...
I'm trying to decide which variety to try this year...I grew Jap's this season and the vines became enormous and overran everything b4 they finally started flowering...
(a late season pumpkin I was then told..)
So I only just pulled it up recently - but got more than a wheelbarrow full of pumpkins tho...
(but many were too juvenile to keep, sadly)
I'd like an earlier variety than this tho..?

Time: 5th August 2013 10:38am

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Mike says...
Another 400kg and it would be the world record but then again you can't eat those trashy Atlantic and Pacific Giants.Brendan are they the same as Qld Blues?

With onion,garlic,bacon,chives,carrots and tomatoes along for the ride,tumeric,cumin,pepper to taste and finished with sour cream or yoghurt a barrell of soup could be born.

Time: 6th August 2013 12:54pm

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Brendan says...
Hi amanda & Mike, to help mine flower, I gave them a good dose of sulphate of potash, plus lots of wood ash. Nothing wrong with Jap pumpkins amanda. Funny thing, I was talking to a mate today, and he grew a Jap nearly 7kg! :-)

Mike I don't think they're as good as the Qld Blue (or Jap), but I haven't cut it yet. I think the Jarrahdale's flesh is orange coloured, and is best for baking? Don't forget to add a large spud to your pumpkin soup! Makes it! What was the weight of the record one?

Time: 6th August 2013 4:59pm

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Mike says...
http://www.pumpkinnook.com/giants/giantpumpkins.htm
They are bigger than what I remember crossing the 1000kg mark. Brendan yes I forgot about the spud so it was a half baked answer.

Time: 6th August 2013 7:02pm

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Darren says...
Hi all,just wondering if someone could tell me the next biggest growing pumpkin that is suitable for the table after the giant Atlantic and also worth showing.

Time: 28th April 2017 3:20pm

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