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1. JACK-BE-LITTLE
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Jack-Be-Little pumpkins Unenhanced photo from Shaw Island. 2015. |
Cucurbita pepo "Jack-Be-Little"
aka–– "JBL"
Plant 1"-2" deep in a mound 2-3 ft apart in May-June in Northern states with rich soil of compost and manure. They are big feeders.
This vine can grow on a trellis or fence or in large pots to hang down from your deck.
Place straw or cardboard under each pumpkin as they are growing.
Keep soil moist but not wet.
Harvest: when fruits are completely orange and the stem has dried and turned brown. Cut stem near the vine with a sharp knife. Be careful not to break the stem; never lift a pumpkin by the stem. Great for decorating color, then when you are tired of all the orange in your life––roast them! Yes, they are edible. Invited to roast in the oven with seeds removed last winter, they were sweet and delicious. A pleasant surprise.
Days to maturity: 90-100.
Yield: 8-20 fruit per plant.
For more reading on the culture of pumpkins see this site
2. JACK TEMPLE's Gourds.
Jack, former caretaker of the UW Preserve on island. Remember the large garden he and Bess tended? These seeds are from his crop growing along the driveway, in his Seattle garden.
Same culture as the mini pumpkins listed above.
Gourds are used mainly for interior decoration, but they are edible.
aka–– "JBL"
Plant 1"-2" deep in a mound 2-3 ft apart in May-June in Northern states with rich soil of compost and manure. They are big feeders.
This vine can grow on a trellis or fence or in large pots to hang down from your deck.
Place straw or cardboard under each pumpkin as they are growing.
Keep soil moist but not wet.
Harvest: when fruits are completely orange and the stem has dried and turned brown. Cut stem near the vine with a sharp knife. Be careful not to break the stem; never lift a pumpkin by the stem. Great for decorating color, then when you are tired of all the orange in your life––roast them! Yes, they are edible. Invited to roast in the oven with seeds removed last winter, they were sweet and delicious. A pleasant surprise.
Days to maturity: 90-100.
Yield: 8-20 fruit per plant.
For more reading on the culture of pumpkins see this site
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Mini-pumpkin "Jack-Be-Little" seeds available, while they last, at the Gatehouse, Reefnet Bay Road, Shaw Island Spring 2017. |
2. JACK TEMPLE's Gourds.
Jack, former caretaker of the UW Preserve on island. Remember the large garden he and Bess tended? These seeds are from his crop growing along the driveway, in his Seattle garden.
Same culture as the mini pumpkins listed above.
Gourds are used mainly for interior decoration, but they are edible.
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Jack's Gourds. Just prior to seed extraction winter 2015. The yellow one is an antique fish cork. Thank you, Cecily T., for the handcrafted porcelain platter. |
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