[First filed: May 03, 2009 @ 17:27]
For the past five or so years I have been growing various types of pumpkins in the vegie patch, but have been underwhelmed with some of the varieties in Canberra’s climate.
Both the Queensland blue and Jap varieties produced well, but were a bit tardy on the ripening stage at the end of the season. They were certainly edible, but didn’t quite develop the full range of flavour. I’d say the first cold snaps snuck up on them earlier than they expected.
Butternuts were a little better, but still not perfect.
This year, however, I tried golden nuggets … and they are superb. Smallish pumpkins, but heaps of them … and ripened perfectly despite the latest cold weather.
Another advantage is that they don’t seem to have the same tendency to make escape attempts into new territory beyond the allocated patch.
If you’re into growing your own, try them out, and you’ll be gobbling down a golden shower in May.
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