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Ornamental mini-pumpkin "Jack be Little"
Ornamental mini-pumpkin "Jack be Little" — a unique and original mini-pumpkin shape.
Great for vertical gardening (decorating fences, gazebos and balconies).
An excellent material for making decorations, toys, souvenirs, and for carving.
Stores very well.
Growing tips.
The best soils for pumpkin are sandy loam and light loam. Sow when the soil warms to +10…+12°C. Plant seeds 5–10 cm deep. Sow 2–3 seeds per hole; after emergence remove weaker plants. You can also grow through seedlings and transplant to open ground at about one month old (2–3 true leaves). Long-vining types are sown in rows at 1.4 × 1.0 m. Bush forms are sown in a square-nest pattern at 80 × 60 cm.
Care includes pinching side shoots, pinching the main stem (after several fruits set), watering, weeding, loosening, and mandatory feeding. For better formation of adventitious roots, lightly hill plants with moist soil.
Harvest as fruits mature.
* Health and dietary value.
Pumpkin is one of the best food plants. In calorie content it is comparable to cauliflower, rich in pectin, and is a leader among vegetables in iron content. It supports healthy hemoglobin levels and helps the liver in its blood-forming function. In dietary nutrition, pumpkin is used for liver conditions and peptic ulcer disease. It is a good natural diuretic, helps remove waste products, supports healthy cholesterol balance, and improves vascular elasticity. Doctors recommend including it in the diet for the prevention and supportive care of atherosclerosis. Pumpkin juice has a calming effect and may improve sleep. It is especially valued in nutrition plans for heart and kidney conditions, excess weight, high blood pressure, cholecystitis, and constipation.
Great for vertical gardening (decorating fences, gazebos and balconies).
An excellent material for making decorations, toys, souvenirs, and for carving.
Stores very well.
Growing tips.
The best soils for pumpkin are sandy loam and light loam. Sow when the soil warms to +10…+12°C. Plant seeds 5–10 cm deep. Sow 2–3 seeds per hole; after emergence remove weaker plants. You can also grow through seedlings and transplant to open ground at about one month old (2–3 true leaves). Long-vining types are sown in rows at 1.4 × 1.0 m. Bush forms are sown in a square-nest pattern at 80 × 60 cm.
Care includes pinching side shoots, pinching the main stem (after several fruits set), watering, weeding, loosening, and mandatory feeding. For better formation of adventitious roots, lightly hill plants with moist soil.
Harvest as fruits mature.
* Health and dietary value.
Pumpkin is one of the best food plants. In calorie content it is comparable to cauliflower, rich in pectin, and is a leader among vegetables in iron content. It supports healthy hemoglobin levels and helps the liver in its blood-forming function. In dietary nutrition, pumpkin is used for liver conditions and peptic ulcer disease. It is a good natural diuretic, helps remove waste products, supports healthy cholesterol balance, and improves vascular elasticity. Doctors recommend including it in the diet for the prevention and supportive care of atherosclerosis. Pumpkin juice has a calming effect and may improve sleep. It is especially valued in nutrition plans for heart and kidney conditions, excess weight, high blood pressure, cholecystitis, and constipation.
* Pickled pumpkin.
Ingredients: 650 g pumpkin, 150 g sugar, 200 g water, 2 tbsp 9% vinegar (or 1/2 tsp citric acid), 3–4 cloves, 1/4 tsp cinnamon.
1. Peel the pumpkin and cut into cubes.
2. Blanch in boiling water for 3–4 minutes, then cool in cold water for 2–3 minutes.
3. Pack pumpkin into a 1-liter jar, add cinnamon and cloves.
4. Make the marinade (boil 200 g water with 150 g sugar for 10 minutes).
5. Remove from heat, add vinegar or citric acid, stir, pour over the pumpkin, and seal.
6. Turn the jar upside down and cool under a blanket.
Store in a cool place.
