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How To Store Pumpkins (Winter Squash)

June 25, 2011 by Darren

With proper storage and a little care, many varieties of pumpkins can be kept for 6-12 months without refrigeration. In fact, they get sweeter and tastier the longer you store them!

Posted in: Frugality, Growing Food Tagged: gardening, Peter Cundall, pumpkin, squash

Why Grow Your Own Pumpkins?

June 20, 2011 by Darren

Why would you bother to grow your own pumpkins when they’re so cheap from the supermarket?

Posted in: Frugality, Growing Food Tagged: compost, herbs, potatoes, pumpkin, rhubarb, squash, tomato, vegies

Rosina Buckman Visits

June 14, 2011 by Darren

Rosina Buckman, a member of the Permaculture Noosa group and winner of the 2009 Sunshine Coast Council Living Smart – Edible Landscape award, visits.

Posted in: Growing Food, Permaculture Tagged: Bill Mollison, compost, Permaculture, pumpkin, weeds

Meeting The Pickles

June 5, 2011 by Darren

We finally get a chance to meet up with some new online friends, have a great time, and finish off with pumpkin soup for dinner.

Posted in: Growing Food, Preparing Food, Recipes Tagged: gardening, herbs, home made, pumpkin, recipe, sourdough

Home-Grown Pumpkin Soup

April 5, 2011 by Darren

One of our favourite meals on a rainy Sunday is pumpkin soup. It’s dead easy to make from scratch!

Posted in: Frugality, Growing Food, Preparing Food, Recipes Tagged: butternut, herbs, pumpkin, recipe, squash

Hand-Pollinating Pumpkin and Squash

June 4, 2009 by Darren

My article on [hand pollinating zucchini flowers](http://green-change.com/2009/05/20/hand-pollinating-zucchini-flowers/) proved very popular, so I figured I’d post another on hand pollinating pumpkin and squash. It’s pretty much the same principle, but I had the photos so I thought it worth posting. As for the zucchinis, if pumpkin and squash flowers don’t get pollinated they’ll just rot and … [Read more…]

Posted in: Growing Food Tagged: bees, butternut, female flowers, flowers, male flower, pollination, pumpkin, squash, zucchini, zucchini flowers

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