Emerald Naked-seeded Pumpkin

I grew out the Emerald Naked-Seeded Pumpkin from the Experimental Farm Network this last summer. They did fairly well until August, then succumb quickly to Powdery Mildew. I didn’t take a lot of pictures of them. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

While I love eating Pumpkin seeds, saving these for seed can be quite difficult. The primary issue is that the seeds don’t dry very well and will quickly mold, if there is any humidity. I lost some of my very best seed to mold, despite working to dry them well. I would love to grow this variety again, but am not sure how I would better dry the seed for future planting.

Harvest Time

A couple Saturdays ago we had a fall harvest festival and a truck-or-treat.



My youngest, with Tomatoes in the background

A local favorite vegetable market, Larry’s Produce, goes all out with lots of free activities for the kids and very reasonably priced activities and produce for the family.

 

 

The oldest son, supporting his local team.

The youngest son with tomato fields behind him.

Larry's tends to have the highest quality produce in the area. They do a good job of either growing their own produce or purchasing from farmers in the surrounding area.



The three children, with people purchasing produce in the background.

While picking out my veggies there last Saturday, I asked a fellow customer if they believed I could get a giant head of red lettuce at the grocery store for 50 cents, like Larry's. He just laughed and said, yes - "for 50 cents per leaf!"

My three younger children, with a few big pumpkins