The best varieties of feed pumpkin

Choosing seeds for sowing is not easy, especially when you need to find the best pumpkin varieties for outdoor use. In order for the desired plant to grow from the seeds and please with a rich harvest, it is necessary, as much as possible, to learn about the culture itself, the methods of cultivation, and to understand in detail the agricultural technology.

Types and types of pumpkins

The pumpkin belongs to the genus of herbaceous plants and is a member of the pumpkin family. The fruit of the plant has a round, oblong or flattened shape, covered with hard skin, with yellow, creamy, orange flesh.

Today breeders have created a large number of species, but not all of them are suitable for cultivation in our environment.

The most common types are:

• firm-mouthed;
• large-fruited;
• nutmeg;
• large-fruited.

They are divided into three types, depending on the purpose of the fruit:

• stern;
• canteen;
• decorative.

The table view is intended for culinary needs, the fodder one is used for feeding livestock, and the decorative one is used as a decoration and a sweet treat.

Butternut pumpkin on the garden and table: the world of dessert pumpkins

Butternut squash has a juicy, fibrous pulp with a pineapple or nutty flavor. In shape, they can be round, oval, flattened, ribbed. The color of the peel is most often dyed beige or orange. In the phase of technical ripeness, they can be decorated with bright green, white stripes or spots.

Mexico is considered to be the birthplace of butternut squash. And it is not surprising: only here you can find the largest and most delicious representatives of this species. Not only taste, but also size are impressive. In Mexico, they grow huge and weigh over a hundred kilograms.

Today, everyone can choose their favorite variety and grow it in the garden.

Vitamin

Butternut pumpkin is a favorite delicacy of children. It has a sweet pulp, a pleasant aroma and contains a large amount of vitamins: magnesium, manganese, vitamin A, potassium, vitamin C. This species accumulates sugar content, juiciness and aroma during storage. To keep it as long as possible, you need to pluck it with a tail.

Other nutmeg varieties also have a pleasant taste and aroma.

Prikubanskaya

Prikubanskaya

One of the most common in the domestic market. It is distinguished by an early return of the harvest, cylindrical fruits up to 3-4 kilograms.

Pearl

Pearl

Belongs to the largest nutmeg varieties. Its fruits reach eight kilograms and are distinguished by a delicate, aromatic pulp of a bright orange color.

Rouge Wife de Tamp

Rouge Wife de Tamp

The French pumpkin variety reaches up to 20 kg, has dark red skin, pale yellow juicy and sweet pulp, which is suitable for cooking and is used as a feed product.

Mirani di Chioggia

Mirani di Chioggia

The Italian beauty differs from others in its bright corrugated fruits with small pimples on the skin. It weighs up to 10 kg, has a sweet orange pulp and a pleasant aroma.

To grow a butternut squash in a garden bed, you need to make an effort, as this species requires attention and care. In central Russia, not all "Muscat" have time to give a full harvest, so it is better to plant them with seedlings. The distance between plants should be from 60 cm, they like sunny areas, loose soil and abundant watering.

Fodder pumpkin in the country farm

Fodder pumpkin is a valuable, juicy food for farm animals. Its fruits are amenable to processing and are used for harvesting silage with grain waste, fresh feeding.

Useful properties of feed pumpkin

• Increased growth in pigs.
• The amount of milk yield increases and the fat content of milk rises.
• Promotes an increase in the reproductive capacity of animals.
• High yield level due to large fruits.

The disadvantages include the lack of a pleasant aroma and low culinary properties.

Hundred pound

Pumpkin variety Stofuntovka is a popular mid-season with high yields. The plant has spherical fruits, which are covered with yellow or orange skin with a grayish tinge, are excellent keeping quality and are well stored during the winter period, are not damaged during transportation.

Volzhskaya gray 92

Volzhskaya gray 92 - resistant to diseases and dry weather. The plant bears fruit in the Volga region and gives the richest harvests. The mass of grayish-white flat-round fruits exceeds 25 kg. The pulp is medium-sized, quite dense, has a rich yellow color with an orange tint.

Decorative balls in the garden and in the garden

Decorative varieties are very popular among gardeners and gardeners, due to the variety of shapes and colors. Small melons, mushrooms and bubble pears look beautiful on gazebos and along fences.

The most beautiful and unusual

Orange

The pumpkin variety is well known to all gardeners. Its fruits weigh no more than 300g and resemble bright orange oranges.

Baby boo

Baby boo

The fruits are no less attractive - round, slightly ribbed balls have a milky-white skin color and look spectacular in compositions and as decoration on arches.

Sweet dumpling

Sweet dumpling

Mini pumpkins weigh up to 500 g - they have a pale yellow rind. The yellow color is complemented by green stripes and white dots. The variety is intended for creating decorative compositions.

Kleine bicolor

kleine-bicolor

Pumpkin variety Kleine Bicolor is distinguished by pear-shaped fruits, divided in half by a clear contour line. Two contrasting colors, yellow and green, add a special decorative charm, making it a favorite of florists.

Chalmoid

In latin Cucurbita maxima var.turbaniformis - presented in various shapes, which differ from each other in color and size. According to their form, they can be divided into several varieties:

• star-shaped (pumpkin-crown);
• warty;
• pear-shaped;
• tangerine.

Turtle gourd

The variety of types and forms of this pumpkin variety is very large and it is impossible to classify all of them. Gardeners and gardeners can only replenish their collection with new varieties every year.

The agrotechnology of ornamental varieties is no different from caring for musky species. Plants are planted in a permanent place at the end of May. If the summer is short, then it is better to do it in a seedling way. Ornamental plants require loose soil and frequent watering.

Representatives of this species are most often bushy forms, but they are also found with long lashes. They are used to mask outbuildings, decorate fences, gazebos. Plants' lashes are heavy and need a strong support for use in decor.

The best varieties for Siberia and the Urals

Plants that are cultivated in Siberia and the Urals must have high frost resistance, early maturity and resistance to pests and diseases. Previously, only forage species were suitable for cultivation in this area.They were neither sweet taste nor pleasant aroma. Today there are many varieties that are winter hardiness and excellent taste, but there are several types of pumpkin that have proven themselves ideally when grown in this strip.

Smile

Smile

The pumpkin variety belongs to the decorative species, but is successfully used in cooking. It is cold-resistant, high-yielding, ripens quickly. It takes about three months from germination to technical ripening. Small fruits, up to a kilogram, look beautiful on the garden bed under the cover of large leaves with an openwork pattern. Variety "Smile" is perfectly stored until January.

From one plant, you can get up to 15-20 fruits with bright orange pulp and sweet taste. It is successfully cultivated in Siberia and the Urals, where the plant's resistance to cold and the ability to bear fruit in a short time plays an important role.

Freckle

Freckle

The pumpkin variety has shown itself well with a sharp change in climatic conditions. The plant has a bushy shape and forms 4-6 small lashes with short internodes. The fruits reach up to 3 kilograms, and the pulp has a pleasant pear aroma and delicate taste. The fruit is light green with light spots scattered around it.

With regular abundant watering, the plant gives a high yield (360t / ha) and pleases with large fruits that have a long storage period. Among the disadvantages is susceptibility to powdery mildew, so plants require fungicide treatment. The variety is ideal for growing in the Urals and Siberia.

Russian woman

The pumpkin variety has increased cold resistance and pleases with the first harvest early. The fruits of "Rossiyanka" weigh from two to four kilograms, and from one bush you can get a crop of up to twenty-five kilograms. The pulp of the fruit is juicy and fragrant with a melon flavor.

The pumpkin is grown in seedlings for an early harvest. In April, the seeds are planted for seedlings, and in May they are transferred from cups into open ground. In the Urals and Siberia, seedlings are planted in the soil in early June so that young shoots do not damage the frost.

For the successful storage of fruits, it is necessary to select a dry, well-ventilated room.

The best pumpkin varieties for the Moscow region and Central Russia

The Moscow region and the middle zone of Russia are suitable for growing all types of pumpkin, but there are varieties that in this zone are distinguished by high yields.

Healing

The curative pumpkin variety is distinguished by an early return of the harvest and good winter hardiness, is valued for its pleasant aroma, taste and color. A special advantage is the early ripening of the fruit and the long storage period (six months). The pumpkin has a specific shape and a beautiful pattern on the skin. Its juicy pulp makes it ideal for making juices and purees.

It is grown in open ground by seedlings. Seedlings are sown in cups in April, and at the end of May they are transferred into the soil. Subject to the thermal regime of 20-25 degrees, seedlings appear on the eighth day. Before planting in the soil, it is necessary to harden the seedlings, gradually accustoming the plants to open air.

It is recommended to sow seeds in the soil in June, when the earth warms up and there will be no return of frosts. The plant is demanding on lighting, prefers a non-thickened planting and responds well to fertilization.

Gribovskaya

Gribovskaya

The pumpkin variety Gribovskaya has long been loved by gardeners and gardeners. It is ideal for recycling and long-term storage. Sugar and dry matter levels in pumpkin increase with optimal shelf life. The pumpkin taste is preserved until the next harvest. It is intended for dietary and baby food.

Gribovskaya has long lashes, which allows for a rich harvest. The fruits are large in size (4-8 kg), smooth milky skin and bright orange pulp. They perfectly carry long distance transportation.

Gribovskaya bush 189

Gribovskaya bush 189

It has light orange ovoid fruits. Ripe pumpkins are decorated with wavy green patterns, have a sweet taste and delicate aroma.

Seeds of "Gribovskaya bush 189" are sown directly into open ground at the end of May.

Dachnaya

Dachnaya

Belongs to very early varieties. The plant bears fruit in 70 days, after the first shoots appear. They are oval in shape and have a sweet taste. Fruit weight ranges from 2 to 4 kilograms. The main advantage is high yield and cold resistance. For optimal results, the seeds are sown into the soil after the ground warms up to a temperature of 12-15 degrees. The plant is demanding for regular watering and loosening of the soil.

Sweet gourmet pumpkins

Pumpkins with a high sugar content include sweet varieties: Crumb, Bolshoi Max, Atlant, Almond.

Chit

Chit

The earliest of this group is Tiny. The first crop can be harvested 90 days after germination. It attracts gardeners because it does not require a lot of space. The low weight allows you to use all the pulp in one go.

Big Max and Atlas

The largest representatives of this group. Their weight reaches 50 kilograms. Both plants are late maturing and have a rich aroma and a pleasant, very sweet taste.

When grown outdoors, it is better to plant them in sunny areas, near a fence, or a wall. All types of sweet pumpkin are perfectly stored throughout the winter, and their juicy pulp becomes even sweeter over time.

Video

We invite you to familiarize yourself with the description of the most popular pumpkin varieties. Probably, there are no summer cottages in Russia where the pumpkin grows. Its history goes back many centuries. It is known that pumpkin was used by the inhabitants of the Mayan tribe, knowing about its healing properties. This vegetable has a great advantage among all the others - it can be stored for a long time, and you can eat not only juicy pulp, but also the most useful seed for food.

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General information and classification

Decorative varieties

The pumpkin family includes 27 species. A huge number of varieties have been bred from each.

In our country, 3 types of pumpkin are most often grown:

• large-fruited
• nutmeg
• ambulance

By purpose, pumpkins are divided into:

• table varieties
• fodder
• decorative

We will describe different varieties for cultivation in different regions of Russia, taste, etc.

back to menu ↑ Butternut pumpkin

Butternut squash

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Spanish guitar

back to menu ↑ Candied

Candied

back to menu ↑ Vitamin

Vitamin

back to menu ↑ Marble

Marble

back to menu ↑ Muscat de Provence

Muscat de provence

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Nut

back to menu ↑ Varieties with large fruits

Harvested crop

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Pumpkin lantern

back to menu ↑ Russian porridge

Russian porridge

back to menu ↑ Varieties of hard-barked pumpkin

Zucchini, squash also belong to this group.

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Bun

back to menu ↑ Gymnosperms

Gymnosperms

The most famous varieties of gymnosperms are:

• Danae
• Olga
• Miranda
• Hamlet
• Gymnosperm 14

back to menu ↑ Varieties for Moscow region

Moscow suburbs

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Chit

back to menu ↑ Sweet cake

Sweet pie

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Melon

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Champagne pastille

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Dawn

The variety is considered resistant to various diseases:

• fusarium
• anthracnose
• powdery mildew
• rot

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Almond

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Russian woman

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Siberian winter

Let's consider some varieties suitable for these regions of the country:

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Therapeutic

The plant is not resistant to:

• decay
• anthroknose
• powdery mildew

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Pearl

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Smile

Also in the Urals, Siberia, you can grow varieties:

• vitamin
• Russian woman
• sweetie
• marble
• almond
• winter dining room, etc.

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Baked Sweet Pumpkin

Consider some of the varieties included in this group:

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Winter sweet

The variety is considered:

• transportable
• drought tolerant
• suitable for long-term storage - up to 1 year
• resistant to the most famous diseases of pumpkin seeds - anthracnose, powdery mildew

back to menu ↑ Sweetheart

Sweetheart

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Gray Volga

The seed nest occupies a significant part of the fruit. The variety is considered:

• transportable
• high-yielding
• drought tolerant

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Honey

Honey pumpkin brings together many varieties. The most famous:

• honey tale (princess)
• honey beauty
• honey dessert

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Sweetie

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Hybrid pumpkins

Let's describe several pumpkin hybrids:

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Blush F1

back to menu ↑ Matilda F1

Matilda F1

The seed nest occupies a small part of the pumpkin. The palatability of the pulp allows it to be used for various purposes:

• for salads
• baking
• stewing, baking, etc.

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Butter crumpet F1

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Hazelnut F1

When choosing a variety, you must consider:

• area where the plant will be grown
• purpose: for storage, as animal feed, etc.
• taste qualities: for desserts, stewing, canning, etc.

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From childhood, every inhabitant of our country knows that pumpkin is one of the most useful vegetables. It is used as a dietary product and is included in the diet of babies. There are many varieties in the world. Each of them has its own positive, negative qualities. We have described the best and most popular pumpkin varieties for you. If you disagree with these ratings, leave your rating in the comments with the reasoning for your choice. Thank you for your participation. Your opinion will be useful to other users.

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Originally from America, this vegetable has sunk into the hearts of many Russian vegetable growers. Pumpkin is considered an incredibly healthy and tasty fruit: the pulp contains a large amount of vitamins and nutritious minerals, and the honey taste will not leave indifferent even the most fastidious gourmet. Therefore, such a vegetable should be in every garden or field.

It is eaten raw, boiled, baked, used for decoration, as animal feed. And it's not strange, because there are an incredible amount of pumpkin varieties. They differ in size, color of peel and pulp, taste, purpose of cultivation, climate requirements. There are about 100 varieties. And the size of the entire Pumpkin family (and these are melons, watermelons, cucumbers) is more than 120 genera.

How varieties are classified

Any classification should be based on some kind of algorithm. Pumpkin types are usually divided into table and feed types. But it cannot be said that this is the correct classification, because forage varieties that are intended for animals can have an exquisite, sweet taste. Accordingly, feed pumpkin is sometimes edible not only for animals.

Like all other plants, pumpkin can be divided into groups according to the ripening period: early varieties (early ripening), medium early, medium, medium late and late. But here again it will not be possible to fully characterize the variety, because one criterion is taken as the basis for the distribution.

The basic classification can be considered as follows: hard pumpkin varieties, large-fruited, nutmeg, decorative varieties.

It is not for nothing that these classifications exist.It is very important for the grower to choose the right variety, because each of them has different requirements for climate and care. With the right choice, the result will be successful.

That is why below we have described the best pumpkin varieties, dividing them into basic groups.

Hardy

It is clear that these varieties got their name from the hard skin of ripe fruits. This is an early maturing amalgamation of small individuals with tasty seeds. This also includes the majority of bush representatives.

The characteristics of these varieties are as follows: ribbed stalk, hairy stem, pentagonal leaves, large seeds with a pronounced edging.

The best varieties of hard-bore pumpkin are presented below.

Smile is a compact plant with a ripening period of 85 days. Ripe fruit of bright orange color with characteristic stripes. The variety gives a good harvest - 15–16 fruits are imposed on one plant. The pulp is not juicy, but fragrant. The shelf life is 3-4 months.

Orange Honey F1 is a mid-season variety. The pumpkin comes out flattened, yellow-orange, with green straight stripes and a small seed chamber. The pulp is juicy, honey-flavored, contains many nutrients. Like all hybrids, this one is resistant to fungal and bacterial diseases. It is also durable and transportable.

The Honey Pumpkin variety is recognizable for its unusual cylindrical shape. Its fruits can reach 4–4.5 kg in weight. The pulp is sunny in color with a honey aroma. It can be stored for a long period, while it remains just as tasty and sweet.

Acorn is an early variety that has both long-leaved and bushy varieties. The fruit is very strange in shape - it looks like an acorn. The green, black, yellow or white peel is segmented. The pulp is not sweet, light yellow.

Pumpkin Bun is an early ripening short-grained variety. The flattened fruit has a segmented peel and white stripes. The pulp is bright orange with increased sugar content. Cultivation is best done by germinating seeds for seedlings, especially for Siberia.

Pumpkin Baby is a pumpkin with a ripening period of up to 80 days. The plant is bushy, compact. The fruits are flattened, the skin is dark green. It is grown both by seedlings and by direct placement of seeds in open ground.

Large-fruited

Vegetable growers often select species and varieties by weight and size of ripe fruits. It is for such purposes that large-fruited pumpkins are suitable.

Pumpkin Crumb is a strange name for such a large plant, because 3 kg is not a "crumb" at all. This is a mid-season, long-flowered variety. The crumb has a light gray flattened fruit. The pulp is contrasting to the peel - bright yellow, not very juicy.

One hundred pound pumpkin is an old variety that used to be popular in the Leningrad region. The plant is later, has a very symmetrical shape and weaving stems. The fruits are glossy and segmented. They can be yellow, orange, white or pinkish in color. Reaches a weight of 9 kg. The pulp is not sweet compared to honey varieties, white or yellow in color.

Pumpkin Butter donut - mid-early variety. Seeds are planted in May according to the 100 x 70 cm scheme. Loves sunny and calm places. It stands out for its beautiful turquoise skin and rounded shape. It tastes very sweet, so it is most often consumed raw.

Pumpkin Nut is an early maturing plant with a lot of seeds in the pulp. Has small whips, orange flesh. Accepts organic fertilizers very well. Stored for a long time in dry air in a ventilated area.

Description of the pumpkin variety Sweetie should start with the fact that it is great for any climate, even for the Siberian cold. Fruits “as drawn”: spherical, tangerine in color, with a beautiful elastic stalk, have not pronounced segments. They develop well with the addition of organic fertilizers.

Pumpkin Dawn is a mid-season pumpkin (105–110 days). The fruit is flattened, of an unusual color.The surface is orange-gray, and sometimes black, with pink blotches and an even noticeable mesh. The seed chamber is small in size. The plant is resistant to powdery mildew, perfect for the northwest.

Pumpkin Cinderella is a mid-season powerful plant. The skin is smooth, slightly segmented. Pumpkins are large-fruited, because ripe fruits weigh one dozen kilograms. The pulp is creamy and without fibrous structure. Sowing seeds for seedlings begins in April, in open ground - in May.

Nutmeg

These are the juiciest, sweetest, sugariest varieties, often with a nutty flavor.

Melon is a medium-early high-yielding variety. The plant spreads widely. Banana-colored fruits, spherical, flattened, melon-flavored. Average weight is 25-30 kg. The plant is unpretentious, high keeping quality.

Vitamin - a large late-ripening plant weighing 5–7 kg. The fruit is elliptical, orange in color with green broad stripes. The pulp contains a large amount of carotene, so this variety is recommended for baby or diet food.

This plant is planted in warm soil, the depth of seed placement is 10 cm. The lateral lashes are pinched to young shoots, the soil is loosened, and they are fed with mineral fertilizers.

Hokkaido is a pear-shaped gourd of Japanese origin. Small yellow-orange or red fruits - 0.7–2.5 kg. They are sweet with hints of chestnut.

Butternut is a squash species. The fruit is elongated, like a squash. The peel is smooth, yellow. Inside, the pulp is deep orange in color, fibrous. The plant has a small seed chamber.

Decorative

This variety has become more and more popular lately. Such pumpkins are used as interior decoration.

Decorative pumpkins also have their own classification:

• Star-shaped;
• Warty;
• Pear-shaped;
• Mandarin.

The bottle gourd has become the most popular for us. It has a scientific name - Lagenaria. Outwardly, it really looks like a bottle. The plant is endowed with medicinal properties, but most often it is used to make dishes.

Video "Choosing a pumpkin variety"

In this video, you will learn about the most popular pumpkin varieties that are most often planted in the garden.

Pumpkin is a healthy vegetable that has been cultivated since ancient times and used for various purposes. In addition to eating, it found its application in rituals, sacrifices, for the manufacture of medicines. It is still widely used in India to treat tuberculosis. It is believed that its juice, dissolved in water in microscopic doses, can stop the spread of Koch's bacillus.

And, of course, many types and varieties of pumpkin have been bred over the centuries. In total, there are about 27 different species of this plant in the world, of which only three species are suitable for growing in the middle lane:

• nutmeg;
• firm-mouthed;
• large-fruited.

In each of these categories, many subspecies are distinguished.

What are the varieties of pumpkin?

All pumpkin varieties can be conditionally divided into three groups:

• decorative;
• canteens;
• fodder.

For culinary use, as a rule, fruits weighing up to 10 kg are suitable, pumpkins with a large weight, as a rule, are grown for the sale of seeds and for livestock feed.

Bush pumpkin: varieties

1. Hard-barked pumpkin - resistant to cold weather and relatively short ripening period. On average, it takes about 100 days from planting to harvesting. Berries of this type are not intended for long-term storage and must be processed as soon as possible after harvest. These pumpkin varieties work well for juice. These include the following:

• "Gribovskaya bush" - reaches a weight of 2.5-5 kg. The rind is light orange with dark green stripes, the flesh is dark orange, sweet and firm;
• "Mozolevskaya" - orange, greenish-brown pattern, average weight about 5 kg. The pulp is thick, about 4-5 cm, sweet and juicy;
• "Spaghetti" is an early variety, notable for the fact that after boiling the pulp breaks down into long fibers, reminiscent of pasta.

2. Varieties of large-fruited pumpkin are intended for long-term winter storage. These include:

• "Gribovskaya winter" - fruits are long, light gray, lumpy, with juicy sweet pulp;
• "Healing" - an early variety, the surface is light gray with a mesh pattern;
• "Crumb" is a late variety, one plant produces no more than 2-3 fruits of 2.5-3 kg each. The rind is light gray with pink, the flesh is thick and firm, but not very juicy.

3. Pumpkin nutmeg pear-shaped: varieties. The crust is bright orange, smooth, soft. The pulp is sweet, not very fibrous, which makes cooking easier. There are the following types:

• "Muscat" is a late-ripening variety, berries weigh 6.5 kg. The pulp is soft, sweet, aromatic;
• "T-7" - has a dark green color with a poorly expressed mesh. Small fruits - 1.5-2.5 kg;
• "Candied" - also ripens late. The peel is light brown, the flesh is reddish.

Feed pumpkin: varieties

For such varieties, for obvious reasons, in the first place are not taste, but the mass that the fruit can reach and its keeping quality. Pumpkin varieties for fodder purposes are also called technical, they include: "One hundred pounds", "Michurinets", "Lel", "Valok", "Ukrainian multiparous". At each site, however, as a result of cross-pollination of fodder and table varieties, their own, special hybrid varieties can be formed. In addition, as mentioned above, large-fruited varieties can also be used as feed, the fruits of which are specially grown to a large mass.

Ornamental pumpkin varieties

As the name implies, these varieties are not intended for human consumption, but are used only as decorations, crafts and entourage. The feasibility of its cultivation is questioned by many, but on the other hand, this is not a costly business and does not require much effort. But then bright fruits can become a wonderful decoration of the site, kitchen, summer cottage. The best varieties of decorative pumpkin include: "Ten Praises", "Baby Boo", "Little two-color", "Little orange".