![]() ![]() You can get some cheese pumpkin seeds here. I find their flavor is so much better than the ordinary pie pumpkins you see everywhere. Zombie pumpkins that got a little too cozy with your zucchini.Īnd on a personal note, if you can find them, give cheese pumpkins (so named because they are shaped like a cheese wheel, not because they taste like cheese) or long-neck pumpkins a try. Planted too close to other squash varieties. Heirloom varieties are excellent for saving seeds, althoughĮven these can have their quirks. Growing seeds from a hybrid plant is always an Hybrids are usually a cross of two different species toĬreate a desired trait. If your pumpkin strain is a hybrid, you won’t get the same A quick note about saving seeds from veggies. Saved this way your seeds should be viable for up to two to three years. If you don’t have a place in your house that stays cool, you can store your seeds in the fridge. Seal the envelope and store in a cool, dark, dry place until you are ready to plant them next year. Label the envelope with the type of pumpkin and the year. Pumpkin seeds coated in ash, ready to save for next year. The ash (which is useful in so many ways) will protect the seeds from fungus growth. Keep the seeds in a cool, dark, and dry place for 2-3 weeks.Ĭheck on them a few times to make sure no mold develops.Īfter the seeds have dried out, place them in an envelope with a tablespoon or two of dry wood ash. You want air to be able to circulate around them. Take care that they aren’t touching each other. Put them in a single layer on a cooling rack or a clean expandable window screen. Pat your seeds dry with your towel and then pick out about a dozen to save. No, I don’t know this from personal experience, why do you The seeds will stick to them like glue, and you’ll never getĪll of the paper and seeds unstuck from each other. And whatever you do, DON’T use paper towels! Use a clean kitchen towel to dry off your seeds. A tea or kitchen towel works best, nothing too fuzzy. Spread the pumpkin seeds to dry on a clean towel in a thin A little pulp left on the seeds is no biggie for roasting.įor the seeds you are saving, you need to be meticulous, or you can end up with rotten seeds and will need to start with a new batch. You’ll need to rinse your seeds thoroughly under warm water in a colander. Clean your seeds after you’ve separated them from the pulp. The seeds will float as they become separated from the flesh. Or you can put the seeds and pulp in a large bowl of water and I find squishing the pulp between my fingers causes the seeds to pop right out. They all kind of look the same.) Pumpkin guts! Separate the seeds from the stringy flesh. (Also, if you’re anything like me, label your varieties, so you know which one is which. If you’re cooking more than one variety at a time, be sure to keep the pulp from each pumpkin separate. Whether you’re making pie or jack-o-lanterns, save your pumpkin ‘guts’ when you scoop them out. ![]() Let’s toast some seeds to eat now and save some to grow next Whatever your motives, saving pumpkin seeds is incredibly So, for many folks who save their seeds from year to year, this is a way of taking back control over their food. ![]() And more and more large corporations and government institutions control the entire process. For some folks, seed-saving goes beyond convenience and intoĪs a society, we are so far removed from our food supply. I grab my shoebox with my envelopes of seeds and start poking them in pots of dirt. But with the help of a seed-saving friend, I learned just how easy it is.Īnd come February I don’t have to remember to buy seeds to start for my garden. I used to think that seed-saving was some mystical ritual that was too hard for the average gardener. While you’re at it, why not save a few seeds to grow next Or your own bumper crop, you’re probably already planning on roasting some of If you too find yourself with a pumpkin or two on your hands Which in my house means cooking lots of winter squash, including pumpkins. The weather is cooler, the leaves are changing, and there seems to be a sense of settling in for the cold months ahead. It’s one of my favorite times of the year. I can hardly drive more than a few miles without passing aįarm stand, a pumpkin patch, or even someone with a bumper crop trying to Hey folks, it’s Fall, and you know what that means. ![]()
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