The best varieties of pumpkin: photo and description

2024 Author: Howard Calhoun | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 10:16

Cultivate pumpkin people learned more than five thousand years ago. In ancient times, food was prepared from the pulp of the fruits of this unpretentious culture, oil was squeezed out of the seeds, and dishes were made from the peel. Of course, this wonderful vegetable is also very popular among modern gardeners. In this article, the reader will be presented with the best varieties of pumpkin with a photo available today.

Three most popular varieties

Pumpkin belongs to the genus Cucurbita of the Cucurbitaceae family. More than 27 cultivated and wild varieties of it are known today. But the most popular among Russian summer residents are still pumpkins:

• teurdokorye;
• muscat;
• large-fruited.

Description of large-fruited pumpkin varieties

The main feature of this variety of Cucurbita is, as can be seen from its name, the large size of the fruit. These popular pumpkins, grown by Russian summer residents for decades, are primarily distinguished by their rather soft and fibrous pulp and thin, not too hard skin.

It is possible to cultivate large-fruited pumpkinin almost all regions of Russia, including the Urals and Siberia. Breeders have bred about 100 varieties of this variety of Cucurbita - more than any other.

Pumpkin Titan

This wonderful variety, in addition to the large size of the fruit, is different:

• long shelf life;
• excellent taste of pumpkin pulp.

In care hybrid Titan is absolutely unpretentious. It is believed that this variety of pumpkin is best suited for open ground. After all, its fruits grow in fact just huge. In most cases, Titan gourds have a weight of 30-50 kg. But some summer residents manage to grow the fruits of this variety for 100-150 kg. In order to get such huge pumpkins from Titan, you just need to leave no more than 1-2 ovaries on one bush.

The lashes of this variety are drawn out quite long and spreading. Therefore, it is recommended to plant Titan seeds in increments of at least 1.5 m.

Paris Red

This variety is famous, first of all, for its high yield. At the same time, the weight of the Parisian red pumpkin can reach up to 20 kg. The flesh of the fruits of this variety has a pale yellow color. The advantages of the Paris Red include good transportability.

Apart from everything else, the fruits of this pumpkin also have a relatively good taste. However, unfortunately, they are inferior to many other varieties in this regard, according to summer residents. Most homeowners still prefer to grow Paris Red first.queue for animal feed.

Pumpkin Yellow hundredweight

This variety was bred by German breeders. The weight of the pumpkin fruit Yellow centner can reach 55 kg. The advantages of this variety are primarily considered:

• unpretentious care;
• high resistance to major diseases in cucurbits.

Pumpkin pulp Yellow hundredweight contains just a huge amount of sugars and carotene. Therefore, in everyday life and industry, it is used, among other things, for the manufacture of baby food products - various kinds of juices and purees. The advantages of the Yellow centner are also good keeping quality and transportability.

Hard-skinned pumpkin: the best varieties

Gardeners consider the advantage of this variety of Cucurbita, first of all, the possibility of long-term storage of fruits. The pulp of varieties of this variety is usually pleasant to the taste - crispy and juicy. Also, such pumpkins are valued by summer residents for good fruit transportability. In total, there are currently about 30 hard-barked varieties of Cucurbita.

Acorn

This pumpkin is called acorn pumpkin because of the characteristic shape of the fruit. Too large fruits of the Acorn variety do not grow. But on the other hand, the pulp of this pumpkin is tender, juicy and relatively sweet. The peel of the fruits of the variety may have a different color. The flesh of the Acorn pumpkin has a rich dark yellow hue.

Like most other hard-skinned Cucurbita, this variety is a hardy bush variety. And many summer residents appreciate it, including for ease of care. The sweet pulp of this pumpkin is often used to make desserts. In addition, Acorn fruits, due to their special shape, are also considered very convenient for stuffing.

Smile

The peel of the fruit of this variety has a bright orange color. At the same time, the pulp of the pumpkin Smile has a lighter shade. The average fruit weight of this variety is only about 0.85-1.1 kg.

Like Acorn, Smile pumpkin belongs to the group of compact bush hybrids. Excellent transportability and early ripening, as well as resistance to frost and drought - this is what, among other things, this pumpkin variety deserves excellent reviews from summer residents.

Spaghetti

This hard-skinned, early-ripening gourd can be grown outdoors or under cover. Spaghetti fruits are barrel-shaped and creamy. The flesh of this variety is fibrous and quite dense. After harvesting, Spaghetti fruits can keep their commercial qualities for about 1-2 months.

The pulp of this pumpkin is mainly used for cooking caviar and sauces. It is also considered very well suited for canning. This variety is named so because, when boiled, the pulp of its fruit is very similar in taste to spaghetti.

Ladynail

This pumpkin is grown by summer residents mainly not for the sake of pulp, but for seeds. The shape of the fruits of the variety Lady's nail are slightly flattened. Their skin is light gray, smooth, and the flesh has a sweet taste and has a light yellow color. With proper care pumpkin ladiesa nail can grow up to 5 kg in weight.

Best butternut squash

Such varieties in their biological characteristics are a cross between hard-bark and large-fruited varieties. The advantages of Cucurbita in this group include excellent fruit taste and the possibility of long-term storage. A slight disadvantage of nutmeg varieties of pumpkin is some capriciousness in care. This variety is grown mainly only in the southern regions of the country.

Bilinka

A characteristic feature of this pumpkin is its ash-colored peel. The flesh of the Bylinka variety is bright orange, very sweet and juicy. Many summer residents use it, including for preparing all kinds of desserts.

Gardeners appreciate Bylinka also for the fact that its pulp has practically no taste of pumpkin. The shape of the fruits of this variety of pumpkin is slightly flattened.

Divo

The fruits of this mid-season variety are pepper-shaped and light brown in color. The skin of the Divo pumpkin is very thin, and the flesh is crispy, juicy and sweet. The fruit weight of this variety reaches 8-9 kg.

The advantages of Divo pumpkin include, first of all, excellent transportability and keeping quality. The fruits of this variety can be stored after harvesting for up to one year. Also, this pumpkin is undemanding in terms of watering. On dry land, its yield can be up to 50 kg/t.

Plav-Kadu

This is not only delicious, but also a very he althy variety of pumpkin. In India, for example, Plav-Kadu pulp is used to treat tuberculosis. The weight of the fruits of the variety can reach 10 kg. Both their flesh and skin are orange in color. You can store such a pumpkin for up to 4 months.

Spanish guitar

This pumpkin got its name from the unusual pear-shaped fruit. The pluses of the Spanish guitar variety are, first of all, the very pleasant apricot taste of the pulp. Many gardeners use this pumpkin for both stewing and frying. The pulp of the Spanish guitar fruit is very good, according to the housewives, it is also suitable for making candied fruits, as well as fillings for pies.

The advantage of this variety of pumpkin, in comparison with many others, is the significant thickness of the pulp. At the same time, the fruits of the Spanish guitar can be stored without loss of presentation for up to 12 months.

Sweet varieties

The pumpkins described above are simply very popular with gardeners. But many summer residents are interested, of course, in what the sweetest varieties of pumpkin currently exist. There are currently several such varieties of this culture.

Winter sweet

This pumpkin belongs to the group of large-fruited. The peel of winter sweet pumpkins has a gray tint. The pulp of the variety is sugary, orange, very dense in structure and fragrant.

It is believed that this sweet pumpkin is great for cooking all sorts of fresh dishes, as well as all kinds of preservation. Summer residents also consider the possibility of long-term storage to the advantages of this variety.

Growing winter sweet pumpkin, according to gardeners, is very easy on the site. In care, she is absolutely unpretentious. In addition, Winter Sweet is resistant to most cucurbit diseases.

Paris Gold

This sweet variety is said to be excellent for planting in dry climates. They called this pumpkin golden for the very beautiful pale yellow color of the peel of its fruits.

The pulp of this variety is very juicy, sweet and tasty. It also has a nice golden color. The pulp of this pumpkin is used mainly for making soups, pastries, frosts and baby purees. The fruits of the Paris Gold can be stored up to 12 months.

Pumpkin Candy

This variety is also popular with summer residents, primarily for the sweet taste of fruit pulp. The shape of the pumpkin Sweetie resembles a ball. Her skin is bright orange. Candy fruit weight can reach 1-3 kg.

The pulp of this pumpkin is dense, bright orange. It can be mashed even without sugar.

Summer residents who decide to grow this variety on their site should be more careful when buying seeds. On sale today there is another similar variety of pumpkin with a similar name - Candy F1. The peel of this hybrid has a gray tint. The taste of the pulp of this pumpkin is quite pleasant. However, hers is still not as sweet as Candy's.

Instead of a conclusion

Descriptions of pumpkin varieties with photos given above may help one of the summer residents to choosethe most suitable seeds of this crop for your site. All the varieties considered in the article are really distinguished by unpretentious care, excellent taste qualities of the fruit pulp and the possibility of long storage.

But, of course, on sale today there are seeds of other fairly popular and easy-to-care varieties of Cucurbita. Pumpkin - the plant is actually very unpretentious. She can, for example, simply take some unused place on the site - at the fence or next to outbuildings - and pay a minimum of attention during the season. Planting new pumpkins from year to year, it will be thus easy to choose the variety that is most attractive for yourself.