"Musquee de Provence"
Cucurbita moschata
French heirloom/introduced to USA ~1900/listed in Vilmorin 1890 as 'Potiron Bronze de Monthery"
An exceptionally good looking pumpkin with a flavor that is both dense and subtle. Check out your copy of Amy Goldman's 'The Complete Squash'. Predictably she gushes over this one. Personally I think it best roasted or used for stuffing. It isn’t quite as silky as Winter Luxury Pie which is my personal standard for a fine soup pumpkin.
It would look good on a small 'harvest table' near the dining room's entrance. Or perhaps on someone’s desk. In a Doorway. In a bag. Its pretty versatile actually.
C Lindquist
who took this picture???
Posted by: mary Ellen Guroy | December 20, 2007 at 09:37 PM
Craig, I have some seeds for these and live in southern California. I'd like to grow some, and wonder about the need that pumpkins have to grow on hills. I'm thinking of buying a bag of dirt, standing it up on its end, slitting open the top and planting a seed in it, so the bag serves as a hill with retaining walls, so to speak. What do you think? Did you grow yours on a little hill? I don't have much room, but have some space behind the garage.
Posted by: Diane | December 12, 2008 at 10:56 PM