Comments on: Exploring Neck Pumpkin at Your Small Kitchen Garden

By: Jim Harris

Jim Harris — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 20:17:35 +0000

I am glad to read your comments. I have been buying neck squash for the last couple of years from a gardener in Phelps, NY. I decided to grow some this year from seed that I saved last year. My largest one weighed in at 30.6 # next largest was 20.6 # . 51 #’s of squash in two squash. My wife and I both love eating it also.

By: John Gardener

John Gardener — Mon, 16 May 2011 02:39:19 +0000

You can also whip up delicious main meals easily as neck pumpkin cooks pretty fast as well. One of my favourite is pumpkin curry. Fry onions, garlic and ginger until fragrant (do not burn), then add mustard seeds till they pop; add spices of your choice (e.g. cumin + cardamom) plus chilli powder if you like it a bit spicy, then diced pumpkin, tomato and some cauliflower florets and cook till tender but not mushy. Enjoy over steamed rice.

By: I want a squash patch in our backyard! « A Happy Garden

I want a squash patch in our backyard! « A Happy Garden — Sun, 17 Oct 2010 18:06:01 +0000

[...] mother-in-law had one of these two Thanksgivings ago, and then I saw the brown neck pumpkin on this blog and just had to try one for myself. For scale, here’s a 3lb 4oz butternut squash inside [...]

By: Neck Pumpkins, White Greasy Beans, and Blue-Podded Peas « Digging RI

Neck Pumpkins, White Greasy Beans, and Blue-Podded Peas « Digging RI — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:14:19 +0000

[...] common in that area, and also go by the name Pennsylvania Crookneck Squash. You can read Daniel’s post about them here. Neck Pumpkins are mainly used for pie-making. Can’t [...]

By: Free Seeds from Your Small Kitchen Garden | Your Small Kitchen Garden

Free Seeds from Your Small Kitchen Garden | Your Small Kitchen Garden — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 12:01:24 +0000

[...] of seeds to encourage kitchen gardeners everywhere, and to spread some fun. Do you remember that Neck Pumpkin and the Blue Hubbard squash I wrote about in November and December? Or, maybe you read about the [...]

By: Freeze Winter Squash from Your Small Kitchen Garden | Your Small Kitchen Garden

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 05:36:37 +0000

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By: Can Squash or Pumpkin from Your Home Kitchen Garden | Your Home Kitchen Garden

Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:45:43 +0000

[...] do the blanching, first pare and cube the winter squash or pumpkin (the steps I followed are on Your Small Kitchen Garden blog). Blanching is simple. First, fill a very large pot with water and get it boiling. If [...]