The Kitchen Garden Comestibles

[Dave Riley]

Today is a great day in the Kitchen Garden.'Tis also the first day of the rest of its life.It being at peace with the world.

[Dianne Caswell]

Your Garden is a Paradise, I just love how you plant and so productive and healthy. We are all so envious of the way you have transformed a sandy back garden and turned it into the Garden of Eden. Take a Bow you deserve it!!!

[Andrew Cumberland]

Looking very productive mate.

[Barbara Tealby]

Thanks, Dave. Three metres is reasonably manageable. However, I had a bit of a look on the internet, and quickly found that both Eden Seeds and Green Harvest sell 'Golden Nugget' seeds, so I guess it's not a hybrid, and I may continue with them. The storage capabilities of the Hokkaido are most impressive though, so it may be worth a try.

[Dave Riley]

Last time I grew the Hokkaido the vines stretched in one gaggle line of separate stems for 3 metres. I grew them up and over a small pond.

[Barbara Tealby]

How big are the Hokkaido pumpkin vines, Dave? I have put in 'Golden Nugget' pumpkins this year. I don't know, but I suspect, that these are hybrids. I generally prefer to grow open pollinated varieties and save the seed, but need to have small-growing vines. If the Hokkaidos are not too big, they might be a good choice.

[Dave Riley]

Any pumpkin seeds are best got from Pumpkin Paradise in Bundaberg. Here is info on Hokkaido Ps,

Also called kuri I think here. Its small size and sweet taste makes it so very versatile in the kitchen.

I just got some Seminole Pumpkin (great info video) seeds from Pumpkin Paradise. They can be small too.

Large pumpkins are hard to keep and finish eating once they are cut.

[Christa]

Great display Dave and they appear to be your photos as well.  The milk crate gardens are looking quite filled.  The tomatoes growing over the vetiver is a good thing. 

That little Hokkaido pumpkin looks strange. Is it a rockmelon size or smaller.  Do you use flesh or seeds?  Where did you buy the seeds.  Well done with the silverbeet, I love that green leaf.  

You can be very happy with you lot.