Marble pumpkin: variety description, planting and care

Pumpkin is an annual or perennial herbaceous plant, forming long, branched lashes with huge leaves.

Large flowers in the form of bells. Round fruits. Marble pumpkins have up to 5 kg.

Description, Pros and Cons of Marble Pumpkin

Marble pumpkin differs from ordinary pumpkin in that the ripened fruit is colored green with gray veins, which is why it got its name. The pulp is bright orange.

This is a medium-late variety (125-135 days). It has very good keeping qualities. This plant has a high sugar content of up to 13%. The composition of the fruits includes vitamins A, C, E, trace elements.

Growing Marble Pumpkin

Marble pumpkin is thermophilic. Its varieties are planted in beds closed from the north winds. It is one of the few crops that grow well in the place where root crops or cabbage were previously grown. He does not like to grow after potatoes, melons, sunflowers.

The beds are prepared in the fall, introducing compost, wood ash, phosphorus and potassium into the soil. Plant a pumpkin immediately in the ground when the soil temperature reaches +10 ° C. The place is chosen sunny, without tall plants, best near the wall or fence that closes the landing on the north side.

Seed preparation

Due to the fact that the plant is southern and is planted immediately in the ground, seed preparation requires certain conditions.

• Planting material is heated to +40 ° C during the day.
• The seed is treated for 12 hours with a growth stimulator or ash solution.

Landing technology

The beds prepared since autumn are again dug in the spring so that the soil becomes loose.

• Make holes through 50-60 cm.
• They are poured with boiling water, allowed to cool.
• They make mineral fertilizers.
• Put 2-3 seeds
• Fall asleep with soil. Compact the soil.
• Gently water the planting.
• Cover with a plastic wrap or spanbond.

After the last frost leaves, protective materials are removed.

When 3 true leaves appear, the seedlings are thinned out, leaving the strongest pumpkin.

Further concern

The following stages of care are like any plants.

• Marble pumpkin responds well to water. Once a week or with dry soil, it is watered, avoiding waterlogging, introducing 4-5 liters of water under each bush.
• Every 14 days produce root dressing with mineral fertilizers. First chicken droppings or mullein.
• Conduct regular loosening of soil and weeding.

Collection and storage

Marble pumpkin is large-fruited, ripens about 4 months after emergence. Only whole fruits are harvested, tearing together with the peduncle.

With good care, the yield of marble pumpkin is high, therefore, their storage places are thought out in advance. The room is selected warm and dry, in which the temperature will not be lower than +12 ° C. Pumpkin persists for a long time.

Mr. Summer resident recommends: recipes from marble pumpkin

Due to its taste and high sugar content, marble pumpkin is widely used in cooking.

It is eaten raw and ready-made, the taste does not deteriorate from this.

Marble Pumpkin Bread

Preparing for a large family, you can take products 2 times less.

Cooking

1. Mix 2/3 of milk, yeast and water. Leave for 15 minutes. Knead the dough, and again put in a warm place to increase. While it is suitable, prepare pumpkin filling. Mashed potatoes are made from pumpkin.
2. In a large bowl, pour the remnants of slightly warm milk, softened butter and add mashed vegetable, starch, sugar. The mass is well kneaded, then heated to 30 ° C.
3. The rising dough is rolled out on the table, pouring flour so that it does not stick. Spread and distribute the layer. First they wrap 1/3 of the dough on the left so that the pumpkin remains inside. Repeat the same procedure on the right. Then they fold the other side again to make a square. The dough becomes nine-layer. It is cut lengthwise into 2 parts, and then each of them into 3 strips is not completely finished.
4. From each part weave a pigtail. Put in a mold greased with vegetable oil one on top of the other. Leave to increase volume.
5. Bake at +185 ° C for approximately 35 minutes.

Marble casserole with cottage cheese and pumpkin

Cooking

1. For pumpkin puree, the pulp of the pumpkin is cut out, wrapped in foil and baked in the oven until it becomes very soft. Then squeeze the juice, grind in a blender. Mix 2 eggs, 1 tablespoon of starch, 80 g sugar and zest with mashed potatoes.
2. Next, take any cottage cheese. If it is dry, milk is poured. Beat cottage cheese with sugar, add eggs, starch and, if desired, poppy seeds.
3. Prepare a baking dish, smearing with vegetable oil. Lay it with paper.
   One spoonful of cottage cheese, then pumpkin puree is alternately poured into the center, until the whole cottage cheese is used, and half the mashed potatoes.
4. Preheat the oven to +170 ° C. Bake for half an hour.
5. At this time, prepare the filling, shaking 2 eggs. Add the remaining puree, a tablespoon of starch, sugar and sour cream, mix until smooth.
6. Remove the casserole from the oven and pour the filling evenly. Then put back for another 10 minutes.

After baking, they are removed and completely cooled.

Pumpkin Puree with Scrambled Egg and Shrimp

Cooking

1. Chicken broth is mixed with pumpkin puree, cream and chopped onions are added.
2. Boil the potatoes, cut, put in the resulting liquid. Grind with a blender to a puree condition.
3. Olive oil is poured into the pan, after heating it, put shrimp and fry until tender.
4. The eggs are broken into a cold saucepan, add 20 g of butter, salt, pepper, put on fire and begin to mix.
5. When heated, the eggs set and form a homogeneous consistency. The pan is removed and again with a fork, the contents are interfered.
6. Pumpkin puree is poured into a deep plate, scrub and shrimp are spread on top, decorated with greens.

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