Louie’s
Pumpkin Patch
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Welcome to Louie's Pumpkin Patch!It's spring!Time to plant pumpkins
See what's happening out in my pumpkin patch - click here.
This is what it looked like before I started planting.
Harvest Festival at Rörs Bygdegård Hall - 2012
See pictures from the Harvest Festival, shortly after 11 on Saturday
Pictures from 2011 in the pumpkin patchCheck out the new C. pepo varieties found in the patch in 2011 Check out the new C. maxima variety found in the patch in 2011is year
This is what it looked like 2010!
Come take a look at my hobby.
We visited Inger Johanne and Arne Ulfeng in Fredrikstad, Norway. They recently published a book about pumpkins and squash with good recipes and wonderful pictures. It is only in Norwegian, but if you're interested, contact them at arne.ulfeng@bluezone.no
Seeds of many of the cultivars of squash and pumpkins shown on Louie's Pumpkin Patch homepage are available from
Read about pumpkin history here . Read about pumpkin trivia here.
In Sweden we plant after risk for frost, usually around May 15. Check what Johnny's Selected Seeds recommends for pumpkins and winter squash.
Our Mission:Our goal is to introduce pumpkins and squash into Swedish cuisine. This is done by growing, demonstrating, and exhibiting many different varieties of pumpkins and squash.
Profile – Louis Lehmann:A little about myself My hobby is growing squash and pumpkins. I'm an American who brought this hobby with me to Sweden, along with my wife Myra and daughter Kassie some 38 years ago. By profession I am a plant breeder working mainly with cereals. In 2001 I had more than 150 different varieties, which I have received from all over the world. I have been having trials here in Sweden for the past 36 years. These trials have been mainly for selecting early types that do well here. It is also very interesting to see the variation occurring in Cucurbita. A friend and I have also been trying for several years to introduce various types of summer squash, winter squash, and pumpkins into the Swedish diet (this has been going very slowly). We've also been trying to get more farmers and households to grow a larger variety of squashes and pumpkins. Halloween has become very popular here the last few years. My main interest has however been in edible types.
See the Progress Reports which were sent to participating seed suppliers.See Where is Sweden? This is a paper presented at the "Cucurbitaceae 2000" held in Israel March 19-23, 2000. This describes some of our work and results.
Available only in Swedish (endast på svenska):
Baby food: Our granddaughter thinks Grandpa's grey winter squash developed in New Zealand by Hybrid Seed Company New Zealand Ltd (www.hybridseed.co.nz) is very sweet. Notice that her dish is empty and she is showing off her two new front teeth. Her bib says, "I love Grandpa". After cooking, mix in blender until smooth. Add nothing -- it is already sweet and full of vitamin A.
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