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Welcome to Louie's Pumpkin Patch!
Season’s over
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Please make your request to: Charlotte Carrwik E-mail charlotte.carrwik@semenco.se |
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Read about pumpkin history here .
Read about pumpkin fun facts and 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 in 1972. By profession I have been 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 since 1973. I have trialed about 580
varieties and experimentals of squash, pumpkins and gourds. I have also trialed about 35 varieties of
ornamental and sweet corn. At present I am usually trialing about 70
varieties of squash, pumpkins and gourds. I am also trialing about 7
varieties of sweet corn.
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. I had along with a friend been
trying for many years to introduce various types of summer squash, winter
squash, and pumpkins into the Swedish diet. This went very slowly, but one
can see today the greater variation found in the supermarkets. 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. My main
interest has however been in gourmet types.
I began my interest for
pumpkins in 4H in California as a kid.
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):
I have also written an article published in the Journal of the Swedish Seed
Association, Vol 3:97-107. There are several pictures of me and my pumpkins,
along with information about the varieties of Cucurbita that can be grown in Sweden. There
are tips on how to grow pumpkins as well as how to use them, including
several delicious recipes. The nutritional values of different varities of pumpkins and squash are compared to other
vegetables. Cucurbita i
Sverige och världen.
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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Updated: 2018-09-03
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