Why farmers like the Orange Summer pumpkin so much: a hybrid, easy to care for and indispensable in cooking

Main characteristics

Like most vegetables of Dutch selection, the Orange Sun pumpkin is well adapted to cultivation in the middle zone.
It will not require land owners to pay increased attention to themselves. You just have to plant it in a well-lit area with loose, fertile soil. The yield of the Orange Sun variety is average. If you follow the rules of agricultural technology, you get from 4 to 6 kg of sunny fruits from 1 m².

Variety resistance

The Orange Sun pumpkin variety is afraid of late spring frosts. Shoots often die even at zero temperatures. And at the same time it is cold-resistant. Plants do not stop developing and forming ovaries during prolonged cold spells or sudden temperature changes, but provided that their values ​​remain positive.

Plants tolerate short-term moisture deficits well. But at the time of fruiting, it is better to organize regular watering. Vegetables cannot boast of large sizes anyway, and if watering is not done in a timely manner, they will become even smaller.

The Orange Sun pumpkin variety has good immunity and easily resists diseases of both viral and fungal nature.

"Pros and cons"

Pumpkin Orange Sun has many fans. Among its positive characteristics they note:

• the possibility of cultivation in regions with harsh and changeable climates;
• cold resistance;
• ease of care;
• high product and taste characteristics;
• keeping quality and transportability;
• suitable qualities for use in children's and dietary nutrition;
• immunity to most diseases.

Among the disadvantages of the Orange Sun pumpkin, average yield and small fruits are noted.

Attention! Do not confuse the Orange Sun pumpkin with the Orange Summer F1 variety. The latter is registered in the State Register as a separate hybrid variety

Their descriptions vary significantly. In addition, the manufacturers of both varieties are also different.

Features of cultivation

Well-lit areas of the garden are suitable for pumpkins . Other melon crops should not grow on them the year before. In the beds after legumes, nightshades and root vegetables, this vegetable feels best.

Pumpkins need fertile, loose soil. It is prepared in the fall by digging it up, clearing weeds and applying fertilizers. The soil is mixed with cow manure: 8 kg of fertilizers are taken per 1 m².

If soil acidity levels are not suitable for pumpkin , this can be corrected in the following ways:

1. Acidic soil: soil is mixed with ash or dry lime.
2. Heavy soil: river sand is added to the top layer of soil.
3. Poor soils: Pumpkins are planted near a manure pile.

There is no need to dig up the soil in the spring . It is enough to level it with a rake and clear it of weeds. The beds are watered with a solution of copper sulfate. It is useful to add 15 g of potassium chloride and superphosphate per square meter.

Note! If you plant a crop on poor soil, it will not die, but the fruits will be small and tasteless.

Growing bush pumpkin

There are no special features in the agricultural technology of this crop; planting and care are quite ordinary, as when growing other pumpkins.

How to choose a place

For pumpkins, you need to choose sunny areas, without drafts, with good fertile soil. Pumpkin does not like acidic soils, preferring loose and permeable soils. To reduce acidity, add lime, and dolomite flour also helps.

IMPORTANT! It is best to prepare a garden bed for bush pumpkin in the fall by digging up the soil and adding all the necessary fertilizers. It is recommended to add humus, compost, rotted manure, and superphosphate

It is recommended to add humus, compost, rotted manure, and superphosphate.

Preparing seeds and seedlings

In the middle zone, pumpkin can be planted by sowing seeds directly into the garden bed, then covering the crops with non-woven material. In areas with harsher climates, this vegetable is usually grown through seedlings. The seeds must be disinfected (a pink solution of potassium permanganate is suitable) and germinated in a damp cloth. Such procedures not only ensure friendly germination, but also help protect plants from various infections.

Peat pots are used for seedlings, since pumpkin does not tolerate transplantation very well. Provide the plants with a sunny place on the windowsill, maintaining the temperature at about 25ºC.

IMPORTANT! The timing of sowing seeds for seedlings depends on the climatic characteristics of the region. It is necessary to calculate that by the time the pumpkins are planted in a permanent place, the age of the seedlings is 25-30 days

Approximately 7-8 days before the intended planting outside, the plants must be hardened off by placing them on balconies, loggias or verandas.

Growing and caring for the garden

As soon as the threat of the return of cold weather has passed, warmth has established itself, and the soil has warmed up sufficiently (+13-14 ºC), pumpkins can be planted in the beds. In the middle zone this time is mid-May, in the northern regions and in Siberia, beyond the Urals it may be later. You also need to navigate the weather of a particular year, without rushing, but also without delaying the landing.

The planting scheme depends on the variety, but in general, bush varieties are planted 70x70 cm or even 60x60 cm. Prepare small holes in advance, pour hot water on them and carefully plant the seedlings.

Watering pumpkins

Pumpkin can be called a real water drinker, although the plant can withstand short-term droughts. But it is advisable to prevent this from happening and water the plantings regularly.

For irrigation, use only settled and warm water, trying not to get on the leaves, flowers or fruits.

Feeding

The plant responds well to feeding with complex fertilizer, mullein, and ash. It is recommended to apply fertilizers two to three times during the season, using nitrogen fertilizers in the first growing season, and subsequently potassium and phosphorus fertilizers. We must remember that it is better to apply less fertilizer than to overfeed the pumpkin.

Forming a pumpkin bush

As mentioned above, bush pumpkin does not require special shaping. But pinching the main stem is necessary for better ripening of the fruit. Usually the stem is pinched after the very first pumpkin appears.

You should also remove the leaves that shade the pumpkin, but this must be done very carefully.

Around mid-August, you should pinch all the growth points of the plant so that its forces are directed not at the growth of the bush, but at the ripening of the pumpkin fruits.

Agricultural technology of Orange Summer pumpkins

Pumpkin is grown both by seedlings (in the southern regions) and by seeds (in cities with temperate and cold climates) methods. In the first case, the crop ripens faster, and in the second, the plants grow more resilient.

About other varieties of pumpkin:

Giant variety of pumpkin "Hundred Pound"

What is good about the Orange Bush pumpkin?

Dutch early maturing hybrid pumpkin "Matilda"

Before planting, the seeds are sorted.
Only dense specimens without damage are left. Old pumpkin seeds germinate best . They are aged artificially in one of the following ways:

1. Wrapped in a piece of linen cloth. Then they are placed to warm up in the sun or a radiator.
2. Place in an oven preheated to 20°C. Every hour the temperature is increased by 10 °C. The planting material is heated in this way for 5 hours.
3. Soak in water at a temperature of +40…+50 °C for 3 hours. It is important that the liquid does not cool down.

After aging, the seeds are soaked for 20 minutes in a light pink solution of potassium permanganate, then washed under running water.

To speed up the appearance of the first shoots , the grains are germinated: wrapped in damp gauze and left in a saucer covered with film until the seeds open. Warm water is added to the saucer to prevent the fabric from drying out.

When the seeds hatch, they are placed in the refrigerator for 2 days to increase resistance to cold.

Seedling method

Pumpkin seedlings begin to be grown in the second half of April . After 20–22 days, the culture is transplanted into open ground.

Sowing is not carried out in a common box, because the pumpkin does not tolerate picking .
Instead, they use individual pots or peat containers, from which the plants do not need to be removed when replanting. The soil for pumpkin is chosen to be nutritious and loose .
A universal mixture for seedlings is suitable. Prepare the soil yourself by mixing 1 part sand and peat. Add 1 tbsp to a bucket of mixture. ash and 1 matchbox of superphosphate. Before use, the soil mixture is disinfected in one of the following ways :

• calcined in the oven;
• pour over with a dark pink solution of potassium permanganate;
• pour boiling water over;
• pour hot copper sulfate over it.

Non-peat pots are also disinfected by soaking them in a dark pink solution of potassium permanganate for half an hour.

Advice! It is convenient to use peat tablets for pumpkin, first soaking them in boiling water until they swell.

They grow seedlings like this:

1. 3 cm of sand is poured into the container. The rest of the volume is filled with soil, which is watered abundantly with warm water.
2. 2 seeds are planted in each pot, buried 4 cm.
3. Before the seeds germinate, the pots are covered with film. When the first shoots appear, it is removed.
4. The sprouted seedlings are placed on the windowsill. If there is not enough light, fluorescent lamps are used.
5. Water the pumpkin as the soil dries with warm water.
6. After true leaves appear on the plants, the weaker stem is pinched.
7. 2 weeks after germination, the seedlings are fertilized with Nitrophoska.
8. 10 days before planting in a permanent place, the seedlings begin to be hardened by taking them outside every day and gradually increasing the hardening time.

To get strong and healthy seedlings , it is important to observe the temperature regime. Use the following scheme:

• before the seeds germinate - +25...+30 °C;
• the first 7 days after the appearance of the first shoots - +15...+25 °C;
• another week - +15...+18 °C;
• the rest of the time - at room temperature.

Plants are planted in a permanent place when they have 3 true leaves. The bushes are placed in holes located at a distance of 1 m from each other. Before this, ash is poured into the recesses and 2 liters of water are poured.

Seeds

In cities with warm climates, the crop is often grown by seed . Planting material is planted only after the soil at a depth of 15 cm has warmed up to +15 °C (in the second half of May).

Note! With this growing method, the fruits will ripen later.

Pumpkin holes are dug at a distance of 1 m from each other . The depth of the holes is 6–10 cm. Gardeners advise making holes of different depths - this way the seeds will germinate in any weather conditions. The width of the depressions is 25–30 cm. 2 seeds are planted in each. Planting material is placed at different edges of the hole. The grains are covered with soil on top, without compacting, and watered with warm water.

The crops are covered with film . It is opened slightly for ventilation in the warm season and removed after the formation of true leaves.

Care

Pumpkin is an unpretentious plant . Despite this, you need to regularly and properly care for it:

1. The vegetable is watered regularly and abundantly . For one plant, use at least 3 liters of liquid at room temperature. It is important not to let the soil dry out, otherwise the plant will die.
2. After each watering, the soil is loosened to a depth of 8 cm and the beds are cleared of weeds.
3. After the 3rd leaf appears, the weaker plant is pinched. It is not pulled out, but the stem is broken off so as not to damage the roots of the strong one.
4. The lashes should not be too long . At level 6 of the sheet they are broken off.
5. After the length of the lashes reaches 1 meter , they are pressed to the ground in 1 or 2 places to form new roots.
6. The lashes are tied to trellises or run along a cord attached to the roof or fence.
7. The pumpkin is fed after the formation of 5 leaves every 2 weeks. Alternate mullein and complex mineral fertilizers.

Diseases and pests

Orange Summer pumpkin to diseases of melons and melons. However, it is better to follow preventive measures:

1. Disinfect garden tools, as infection may remain on them.
2. Plant bushes at sunset or early in the morning. Do not water the crop these days.
3. To prevent pests from attacking the pumpkin, spray it with a soap solution (rub 1 piece of laundry soap into a bucket of water) or a decoction of wormwood.

Possible difficulties

Often, when growing crops, gardeners face a number of difficulties :

1. Seeds do not germinate for a long time . This happens if the planting material is buried too deep or planted in heavy soil. Another possible reason is cold ground.
2. After watering, the plants become stunted . The irrigation water may be too cold.
3. Plants are weak and grow slowly . This occurs on poor soils. To solve the problem, cow dung is applied.
4. Plant roots begin to rot . The problem lies in weeding too infrequently or uprooting a weaker plant in the hole.
5. The pumpkin withers and weakens after fertilizing. To avoid this, the beds must be watered before applying fertilizer.
6. No ovaries are formed . Artificial pollination will help. To do this, male flowers are picked and pressed with their stamens to the stigmas of female flowers.
7. Pumpkins do not turn yellow if there are a lot of leaves on the bush. To solve the problem, remove the leaves around the fruit.
8. Ugly ovaries form on the bush . To prevent this, no more than 3 fruits are left on one lash.
9. The vegetable does not set fruit and produces a large amount of greenery. The reason is too frequent application of fertilizers.

Advice from experienced gardeners

To get a tasty and rich harvest , gardeners use some tricks:

1. During flowering plants, increase the frequency of watering. At the same time, make sure that the liquid does not fall on the ground part of the bushes. Otherwise, the pollen will clump together and pollination will not occur.
2. Wooden supports are placed under the fruits to reduce the risk of rotting.
3. To make the pumpkins more tasty, stop watering during the ripening period.
4. If the lashes are directed along a rope tied to a fence or roof, the fruits are secured on them. To do this, they are tied with a net.

Harvesting and application

The Orange Bush fruit is harvested in August-September, when the fruits are covered with a hard crust and acquire a dark orange color. Pumpkins are picked along with the stem. After harvesting, the vegetables are not washed, but wiped with a dry cloth: this way the crop will retain its freshness, taste and benefits longer. Store the fruits in a cellar or basement. The optimal humidity level is 80%.

Pumpkin is added to nutritious puree soups, vegetable salads, casseroles and snacks. Low-calorie and healthy desserts are made from the pulp of Bush Orange: cakes, muffins, cheesecakes, mousses and sorbets. Enhance the taste of the product with mint, cinnamon or honey.

Classification of varieties

With a creeping stem, tough large leaves and bright fruits, the pumpkin has firmly established itself in Russian gardens, although it comes from America. Some vegetable growers fell in love with the sweet and juicy pulp of the vegetable, while others loved its spectacular appearance.

Our usual pumpkin varieties can be divided into the following types:

1. Decorative - a real decoration for the garden, because these pumpkins have a bizarre shape.
2. Hard bark.
3. Large-fruited.
4. Nutmeg.

There are also winter and summer, table and fodder pumpkins. It is not always possible to strictly distinguish between table varieties and forage varieties, because forage varieties can please with excellent taste, and table varieties with a rich harvest.

Understanding the features of bush pumpkin

The most important feature of this type of pumpkin is its compact size and the absence of vines. Bush plant: stem, side shoots are erect, flowers, and, consequently, fruits are formed at the very base. The option for small summer cottages and vegetable gardens is simply ideal; at the same time, maintenance is greatly simplified, since there is no need to deal with the complex procedure of forming a bush or trimming excess vines. Although they still do the pinching of the bush.

The fruits of almost all varieties of bush pumpkin are small (0.5-3 kg), although, as reviews from experienced summer residents say, there are also heavy fruits (up to 6-8 kg). Tiny fruits are usually called portioned, since they are very convenient to use in cooking, without leaving unused slices of pulp.

There are many varieties of bush pumpkin, so you can choose vegetables for fresh consumption, and for preparing side dishes, juices, purees, filling pies, and for rolling. The pulp of the fruit is tasty, juicy, and has a high content of nutrients, including carotene.

Among the “advantages” it is necessary to note resistance to various diseases and sudden temperature changes. Bush pumpkins are mainly represented by early and mid-season varieties, and that is why they are most often chosen for cultivation by summer residents in regions with harsh climates.

Such pumpkins are successfully grown in Siberia, beyond the Urals, in the regions of North-West Russia, as well as in the middle zone. Even under unfavorable climatic conditions, but with proper and careful care, the plant sets fruit and will thank you for your efforts with a high harvest.

Spaghetti Pumpkin

One of the earliest ripening varieties of pumpkin, as in the photo and in the description, already in 65–80 days forms oblong oval fruits with a hard, smooth bark of yellow or light cream color. The weight of pumpkins does not exceed 1–1.2 kg, which is convenient for using the fruit.

The main “attraction” of the variety is the unusual structure of the aromatic, low-juicy pulp with pronounced fibers. Fiber increases with heat treatment, whether boiling or baking. The result is long, thin spaghetti-like fibers. Pumpkins of this variety are unpretentious, cold-resistant and tolerate dry periods well.

Although the sugar content of the fruit is low, the pulp contains a lot of carotene, which is important for dietary nutrition

Farmer reviews

Reviews from vegetable growers about the Orange Summer hybrid are mostly positive . It has a number of advantages with a small number of disadvantages.

Irina, Moscow : “I’ve been growing Orange Summer for several years now. Pumpkin does not require special care. I plant it near a manure pile and don't fertilize it at all. I collect 3 pumpkins from each plant. Very tasty and beautiful fruits, just like in the photo.”

Elena, St. Petersburg : “I tried to grow Orange Summer for the first time this year. I didn’t encounter any difficulties with agricultural technology. The hybrid was not sick. I liked the fruits. It’s convenient to use because you don’t have to look for space in the refrigerator after cutting a piece.”

I definitely don't recommend it. Expressive photos as proof

I'm not a pumpkin fan, but sometimes I really want pumpkin.

Especially during the planting season, I decided to write about my unsuccessful pumpkin experience. Last year I planted one bush of ORANGE PUMPKIN. I grew it through seedlings, along with nutmegs. My main hope was for compactness, because I have very limited space for experimental plantings. What can I say. It was not much more compact than the climbing varieties. But I even threw those over the fence and the bathhouse, and this young lady obscured even two-three-year-old currant bushes. Two fruits somehow unnoticed appeared on the bush. I didn’t notice them because they were too green)

And when I noticed, they had already distorted my currants. Simply gigantic. I really felt like Kopatych. Having gathered my courage, I went to move them. I'm underwhelmed…. And I almost tore it off. They turned out to be easy. Absolutely hollow inside.

Well, they removed it, well, they left it for ripening... They gave one to the children for painting and cutting out. And the second one lay there until spring.

When I arrived home, I decided to bake charlotte. But there were no apples, so I decided to create a pumpkin one. I opened the last pumpkin and decided to write a review.

Well, basically everything is visible in the photo. A pumpkin with a diameter of almost 40 cm (this is the smaller one) consists almost entirely of a seed chamber, where there are not really any seeds. Pulp - 1-2 cm. Of which at least 5-7 ml. hard skin. Peeling a raw pumpkin is very difficult. It is quite fibrous. And most importantly, SHE IS NO ONE! No taste, no smell. Of course, this variety has its admirers. Perhaps it will appeal to those who like unsweetened varieties. In principle, it can replace zucchini. For charlotte (I made it five times), I had to pour lemon juice over the pumpkin layer and sprinkle with sugar. And even so, it didn’t give a single gram of juice and the taste wasn’t great either.

From my experience, this is one of my most unsuccessful landings (after Jerusalem artichoke).

I do not recommend this variety of pumpkin - Orange Bush.

This year I discovered small pumpkins! I share my impressions!

These are super convenient fruits! Firstly, there are a lot of them on the plant, literally, garlands of fruits! Secondly, they are very easy to use! Thirdly - beautiful!

I had a bag given by a neighbor as unnecessary (she bought it and didn’t look at the size of the fruits on the bag of seeds), and since my chickens happily eat all the pumpkin crops, she decided that I needed such a pumpkin more))

I, in turn, planted pumpkins at the far end of the plot and forgot about them! Accordingly, the care was purely “from Mother Nature.” My surprise began with the fact that my little daughter, who explores every corner of the plot, brought me a beautiful fruit.

I didn’t remember exactly what I was buying such a miracle, so I began to wonder where the child got the wonder? And then it dawned on me where this miracle came from)) My son and I went to see a plantation of small pumpkins! Of course, we didn’t immediately see the treasures in the thickets of grass and leaves, but when we collected about 10 different ones, we immediately decided what we would do with them! Stuff! Immediately!

And during the season, we collected fruits, mainly my daughter brought them as balls, and prepared various dishes.

In mid-August, I decided to conduct an experiment on one pumpkin plant of the Candy variety! Don’t ration the harvest, but let everything take its course... in the end I also got little sweet balls of Candy! Yes, it’s stupid, of course, to use a plant like that, but I have a solid pumpkin harvest,

The bulk goes to feed the chickens, that's why I had fun))

I decided for myself that it’s better to eat portions and plant them in food! They can be consumed at technical ripeness and stored after full ripening. Everything is the same as the large-fruited one! Of course, with my love for gigantomania, I won’t be able to switch completely to portioned pumpkins, but perhaps someone in a small area could use this variety? Or maybe those who don’t really like pumpkins precisely because of their large size will also like this little pumpkin?

These are the beauties in the garden

Having once discovered a stuffed pumpkin, you understand that you still need to have time to collect such a fruit for baking so that it is not overgrown, but the pulp is already sweet. And portioned pumpkins are a great help in this matter!

I had three varieties in the set of seeds: Melon, Sweetie and Mandarin.

I can recommend everything to you!

And now, since I’m writing about pumpkins, another discovery of the season for me was the Marble pumpkin.

Truly sweet and you can eat it just by taking a bite, no sugar needed! She will pull 3-4 kg. The flesh is bright orange!

Maybe this little pumpkin will help you out too? Or are you not ready to give up large-fruited pumpkin in favor of portioned pumpkin?

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Portioned pumpkins

This year I discovered small pumpkins!
I share my impressions! These are super convenient fruits:

• Firstly, there are a lot of them on the plant, literally, garlands of fruits!
• Secondly, they are very easy to use!
• Thirdly - beautiful!

I had a bag given by a neighbor as unnecessary (she bought it and didn’t look at the size of the fruits on the bag of seeds), and since my chickens happily eat all the pumpkin crops, she decided that I needed such a pumpkin more))
I, in in turn, I planted pumpkins at the far end of the plot and forgot about them! Accordingly, the care was purely “from Mother Nature.” My surprise began with the fact that my little daughter, who explores every corner of the plot, brought me a beautiful fruit...

I didn’t remember exactly what I was buying such a miracle, so I began to wonder where the child got the wonder? And then it dawned on me where this miracle came from)) My son and I went to see a plantation of small pumpkins! Of course, we didn’t immediately see the treasures in the thickets of grass and leaves, but when we collected about 10 different ones, we immediately decided what we would do with them! Stuff! Immediately!

And during the season, we collected fruits, mainly my daughter brought them as balls, and prepared various dishes.

In mid-August, I decided to conduct an experiment on one pumpkin plant of the 'Candy' variety! Don't ration the harvest, but let everything take its course... in the end I also got little sweet balls - 'Candy'! Yes, it’s stupid, of course, to use a plant like that, but I have a solid pumpkin harvest.

The bulk goes to feed the chickens, that's why I had fun))

I decided for myself that it’s better to eat portions and plant them in food! They can be consumed at technical ripeness and stored after full ripening. Everything is the same as the large-fruited one! Of course, with my love for gigantomania, I won’t be able to switch completely to portioned pumpkins, but perhaps someone in a small area could use this variety? Or maybe those who don’t really like pumpkins precisely because of their large size will also like this little pumpkin?

These are the beauties in the garden.

Having once discovered a stuffed pumpkin, you understand that you still need to have time to collect such a fruit for baking so that it is not overgrown, but the pulp is already sweet. And portioned pumpkins are a great help in this matter!

I had three varieties in my seed set: 'Melon', 'Candy' and 'Mandarin'.

I can recommend everything to you!

And now, since I’m writing about pumpkins, another discovery of the season for me was the Marble pumpkin.

Truly sweet and you can eat it just by taking a bite, no sugar needed! She will pull 3-4 kg. The flesh is bright orange!

Maybe this little pumpkin will help you out too? Or are you not ready to give up large-fruited pumpkin in favor of portioned pumpkin?

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Early ripening hybrid. From germination to ripening 75–80 days. The plant is climbing. The main lash is up to 1 m long. The leaf is medium-sized, green, uncut. On average, 2–4 fruits are formed on the plant, with a diameter of 15–29 cm and a weight of 1.2–1.5 kg. The fruits are round and flat-round, red-orange, with a pattern in the form of light orange stripes, rough. The pulp is orange, crispy, medium-dense, juicy, aromatic. The taste is excellent. Marketability is high, fruits are portioned, transportability is good. The fruits retain commercial quality for 140 days after picking. The seed nest is of medium size, the placenta is of medium density. Recommended for home cooking and all types of processing. The yield of marketable fruits is 2.5–6 kg/m2.

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Description of pumpkin Orange sun

The description of the variety says that the Orange Sun pumpkin is one of the table varieties familiar to Russians. It is easy to maintain and resistant to changing weather conditions. Early ripening allows pumpkin to be grown throughout Russia, including regions with harsh climates.

The variety is early ripening. Full biological maturation occurs 95-105 days after the appearance of the first shoots

This moment is indicated by the bright shades of the skin and the completely dried tail. Important! Different manufacturers often market Orange Sun pumpkin under different names. She is registered as Orang SUN

But you come across bags called Orange SUN or Orange SUN.

Orange Sun pumpkin is suitable for growing in small areas. The plant is bushy, compact with powerful, short vines. The stems are covered with rounded leaves with uncut edges. Slightly wrinkled leaf plates are painted a rich green color.

On one shoot, 1-2 funnel-shaped flowers with ellipsoid petals are formed. They are large, elongated, with a wavy edge and corrugated surface. The color of the buds of the Orange Sun pumpkin is bright yellow. In total, from 6 to 8 flowers of a predominantly female type bloom on the plant, and 3-5 fruits are set, which does not require load regulation on the part of vegetable growers.

Fruit

The Orange Sun pumpkin has excellent taste and bright fruits with good marketing characteristics, although not very large in size.

Description

In the photos presented by vegetable growers, the Orange Sun pumpkin fruits are flat-round in shape. Some have a slightly convex tip and somewhat resemble a huge onion. The similarity is also added by the color of the skin, on which dark and light, somewhat depressed stripes alternate. Their color varies from rich yellow to red-orange. The bark itself is dense with a segmented mesh, of medium thickness, quite elastic, and does not interfere with cutting vegetables.

Pumpkin Orange Sun is a large-fruited variety. True, it’s a stretch. The average weight of the fruit is 1.2-1.5 kg and the diameter is 25-30 cm. But many housewives and cooks consider such vegetables to be the most suitable for preparing culinary masterpieces.

The fruit pulp is thick, dense, slightly starchy. The seed nest is small in size. The taste is characterized as excellent, with pronounced sweet notes and a light pumpkin aroma. Orange Sun pumpkin has low calorie content, contains a large amount of fiber and carotene, which makes it suitable for preparing dietary dishes and baby food.

Storage suitability

Despite the rather thin bark, the fresh Orange Sun pumpkin retains its taste and presentation for 4 months. The main thing is to properly organize storage in a dark and cool place. In addition, neat vegetables with thick walls can easily withstand transportation over long distances.

Application

Orange Sun Pumpkin is ideal for bringing to life many culinary recipes. These include hot cream soups, sweet cereals, all kinds of casseroles, and pies. Its sweetish taste and high content of nutrients in the pulp were appreciated by children and their parents when preparing purees and juices.

Description of the hybrid

Pumpkin Orange Summer f1 is a first generation hybrid , which is why seeds from the fruit are not suitable for cultivation. The original name is Orange Summer, which translated from English means “Orange Summer”. The hybrid received this name because of the color of the fruit.

Peculiarities

Orange Summer is distinguished by its beautiful small-sized fruits . The weight of each of them is 1–1.5 kg. Most gardeners like pumpkins because of their portion size.

The pulp of the berries is juicy and crisp . The taste is sweet with a pronounced pumpkin aroma. The shape of the fruit is normal, round.

Main characteristics

Orange Summer will delight both experienced and novice gardeners . The vegetable has high immunity to melon and melon diseases. This reduces the need to treat it with chemicals.

The characteristics and description of the hybrid are presented in the table:

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A bright, beautiful, unpretentious pumpkin (also called a false berry), a close relative of zucchini and watermelons, is a success even for the laziest gardener. And you can do with it whatever your imagination allows. This is a universal product in the kitchen: pumpkin soups and pumpkin pies, casseroles, porridges and stews. Experienced housewives also know about pumpkin champagne, ice cream, halva and coffee. And the handiest ones don’t eat pumpkin at all - they make funny crafts, musical instruments, vessels and even art objects from it.

What is called a pumpkin in Russia is, as a rule, an ordinary pumpkin. In general, there are a lot of species of this plant. The butternut squash is shaped like a pear and is the sweetest of all. The world market bestseller, Hokkaido, is stored all winter and tastes like a chestnut. And some species are completely exotic. For example, a stinking pumpkin is no larger than a chicken egg. The pulp of this variety is edible only when unripe. And as soon as the “stink” has filled, it becomes bitter and unsuitable for food. But it is well suited for making musical instruments. Pumpkin figs make excellent alcoholic drinks. And the baby bear pumpkin grows only 12-15 cm in diameter.

Pumpkin (this is the name of the plant’s fruit, or its false berry) may be such that it is enough to feed an entire village. The “heavyweights” are scientifically called “giant pumpkins” (Cucurbita maxima). These fruits are considered the largest of all that exist in the plant world. A few years ago, a new record holder for this breed grew up in the American state of Wisconsin, who was included in the Guinness Book of Records. The vegetable pulled 821.2 kg, and its girth was 4.7 m.

The record-breaking giant was not eaten, but was given “to be processed” by the artist Ray Villafane, a renowned virtuoso of pumpkin carving. A former teacher invented this genre and every year, during pumpkin season, he proves that pumpkin carving is no worse than other forms of art. For Halloween, Villafane uses a spoon and a scalpel to carve monsters appropriate for the holiday from the fruit. “I like pumpkins with character; they tell you which characters they would make best,” says the designer.

Since ancient times, people have seen pumpkin not only as tasty, but also as mystical. Charles Perrault in his “Cinderella” came up with the idea of ​​​​turning a carriage into a pumpkin. Druids carved lanterns from pumpkins to ward off evil spirits. This tradition was adopted at the end of the 19th century by those who liked to celebrate All Saints' Day, and the pumpkin became the main symbol of Halloween.

In all countries, farmers love to measure their harvest. Therefore, in the fall, pumpkin festivals and competitions are held everywhere - in Russia, America, and Europe. Just have time to admire the pumpkins!

Note to the hostess

Pumpkin soup

Cut the pumpkin (preferably the Hokkaido or butternut squash variety, but any will do) into pieces and simmer in a frying pan with carrots, onions and ginger. Place everything in a saucepan and blend with a blender until smooth. Pour in coconut milk (if you don’t have it, use low-fat cream), add a little lemon juice and soy sauce, and add salt. Boil. Serve with finely chopped coriander (you can use cilantro instead) and small shrimp.

Cheesecakes with pumpkin

Grate pumpkin of any sweet variety on a fine grater and mix with cottage cheese, flour, and egg. Add sugar, salt, vanillin, raisins and a little baking powder to taste, mix everything thoroughly and make cheesecakes. Fry in a pan or bake in the oven. If you choose the oven, you can stick coarsely chopped walnuts on top. Serve well with yogurt.

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Bush orange pumpkin: variety description

Bush orange pumpkin: photo of variety

Bush orange pumpkin belongs to the mid-season varieties: these pumpkins can be harvested 3-3.5 months after the shoots appear. This variety has a telling name, by which one can judge its characteristic external feature - the orange color of the peel. A thin, smooth shell covers surprisingly sweet flesh of the same shade. The average weight of Bush Orange Pumpkin is 4-7 kg.

The carrot color of the Bush Orange pumpkin is not accidental and fully corresponds to the chemical composition of its pulp. The fact is that it contains a large amount of provitamin vitamin A, better known as carotene. It is this pigment that gives vegetables their bright orange color. The benefits of carotene for the human body are widely known - it has an immunomodulatory effect and is necessarily included in the diet of those who need general health improvement or often experience increased stress and stress.

Carotene is the most noticeable, but not the only useful element contained in the pulp of the Bush orange pumpkin. Eating it allows you not only to stimulate the immune system, but also to purposefully improve the condition of hair, skin, nail plates, teeth, organs of vision, and also prevent the formation of deadly cholesterol plaques in blood vessels. The substances contained in pumpkin help prevent another very dangerous and common disease - cancer. The effect of removing free radicals is also known.

The Bush Orange pumpkin variety grows in the form of a bush, as its name suggests. The bushes, as a rule, do not grow widely; the vines reach a medium length. This feature allows you to significantly save space in the garden bed, since specimens of the Bush Orange pumpkin variety can be placed at a short distance from each other.

You can grow orange bush pumpkin either by sowing seeds in the ground or through seedlings. Below we will talk in detail about each of these two methods.

Interesting varieties

There are amazing pumpkin specimens that cannot be limited to the above types.

Wax pumpkin.

Having just gotten used to the variety of pumpkin varieties, Russian vegetable growers meet new ones, are surprised by them and adopt them. Such an amazing find is a pumpkin belonging to the Benincasa genus. Otherwise known as winter squash or winter melon. But the first name is most suitable, because as the pumpkin ripens, it becomes covered with a waxy coating. This protection allows the fruits to be preserved until deep winter. And maybe even until next winter - wax protects so reliably. But, unfortunately, this is more of a southern plant. If you decide to grow it in the middle zone of our country, you will have to tinker with the seedlings. The taste is no different from pumpkin, only the flesh is white.

Calabash.

The scientific name of this pumpkin is lagenaria. They call it gourd and calabash. Despite its medicinal properties, this pumpkin is grown not only for food, but also for... making dishes. Such pumpkin containers were used in South America, India and China more than 12 thousand years ago. In appearance, lagenaria really resembles a bottle.

Figleaf pumpkin.

In warm regions this plant is a perennial. In our country it is cultivated as an annual and ornamental plant. It has small fruits with white, unsweetened pulp.

Among such a variety of pumpkins, it is impossible not to find your favorite.

Muscat varieties

Vitamin

Late-ripening pumpkin - about 140 days pass from germination to ripening, which is why this variety is not suitable for growing in regions with a short warm period, because it will not have time to fully ripen before the first frost. Experienced gardeners generally recommend growing this variety using seedlings, even in the middle zone and southern regions. The fruits are oval in shape and dark green, dark orange or orange-green. Their peel is quite thin, and the weight of each fruit is quite decent - about 5-7 kg. The pulp is bright orange in color, it has a characteristic aroma, is crispy, tender and very sweet.

The yield is quite decent - up to 4.5 kg of fruit can be harvested from one square meter. Pumpkin is perfectly stored all winter and can easily withstand even long-term transportation. The plant loves warmth, so it can be planted in the ground only if the soil has had time to warm up to 13 degrees.

Advantages:

• Quite a high yield of the variety;
• Seedlings quickly take root in the soil;
• Easily pollinated by insects;
• The buds and ovary begin to form very quickly;
• Long flowering period;
• The fruits grow quite large.

Flaws:

• Ripens long enough;
• Plants are susceptible to various types of fungal diseases.

Pumpkin Vitamin

Matilda F1

A hybrid variety that was bred in the middle of the last century by Dutch breeders and agronomists. Belongs to the group of mid-early varieties. The plant has long vines, each of which can grow up to 5-6 meters. A significant number of ovaries are formed on them, many of them fall off, and enough fruits are obtained from the remaining ones. They are painted light yellow, but occasionally you can see a white pumpkin with a slight waxy coating.

The fruits come in different shapes - cylindrical or pear-shaped. The skin is not too thick, but even with long transportation the pumpkin will not lose its attractive appearance. The pulp is tender, easy to cut with a knife, it has a pronounced characteristic aroma, you can feel watermelon notes in it. The chamber with the seeds is small, it is located in the lower part of the fruit. The variety provides high yields - up to 10 fruits can be obtained from one plant, each weighing 2-4 kg.

Advantages:

• Excellent taste and smell of pumpkin;
• Calmly tolerates lack of moisture;
• Ripens quickly;
• A small number of seeds;
• A decent harvest even with sudden temperature changes.

Flaws:

It will not be possible to obtain seeds from the fruits for planting next year.

Pumpkin Matilda F1

Sweetie

Description of the variety. Pumpkin is cold-resistant and tolerates transportation well. It is resistant to drought, and, if crop rotation is observed, to diseases of melons and melons. Late-ripening: 120 days pass from planting seeds to harvesting. The length of the lash is 1.3-1.7 m. Productivity is up to 25 kg per plant.

The fruit has a hard orange bark and dense pulp of the same color, has a spherical shape and weighs 2-3 kg. Well segmented. When grown on an industrial scale, the fruits can reach a weight of 100 kg - therefore, Konfetka pumpkins are classified as large-fruited. It has a high content of carotene and ascorbic acid, the sugar content of the fruit is about 8%.