tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725975489373372070.post4409720340059172102..comments2024-03-02T17:35:58.818-08:00Comments on Spike is Best: Garden Sprawl FridayPaul Stilwellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04446241126728692642noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725975489373372070.post-58882805916882011362009-09-11T16:02:36.117-07:002009-09-11T16:02:36.117-07:00Thanks for responding to my comment. Now i know!Thanks for responding to my comment. Now i know!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725975489373372070.post-87641938028850003092009-09-10T12:45:36.742-07:002009-09-10T12:45:36.742-07:00I have eight neices and nephews. I'm simply go...I have eight neices and nephews. I'm simply going to hold a pre-All Hallows Eve pumpkin bash. One pumpkin per kid, under the condition that the seeds get saved of course - and that the pumpkin gets eaten (in whatever manner; pie, soup, etc.), and not thrown away after being carved.<br /><br />That will leave a few or more for my own experiments...probably soup, French style.<br /><br />If you store fully ripened pumpkins right (that haven't been carved), they can keep for up to six months as they are. One may want to rinse the outer shell with a light bleach or soap wash, but nothing else, apart from dry dark, not too warm conditions is all that's needed. They have tough shells.<br /><br />I don't know much about preserving. I put that into the hands of my mom. I'm sure there's got to be a way of preserving pumpkin. Canning it as a puree? I'm not sure.<br /><br />The beans from the garden get blanched and frozen in zip lock bags. The beets get pickled. Cucmbers get turned into pickles as well. Everything else just gets eaten pretty much right away, or if it doesn't, no worries, as they can stay in the garden and be pulled later on.Paul Stilwellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04446241126728692642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1725975489373372070.post-51568971027348289162009-09-10T02:33:52.012-07:002009-09-10T02:33:52.012-07:00Paul, what do you do with them all? I know you eat...Paul, what do you do with them all? I know you eat them, but i mean, is there any way of preserving them? I suppose you might make soup and freeze it, but i'd be interested in hearing what else you do to preserve these and also your other veggies when they grow well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com