This 2014 AAS Winner is the first hybrid Cinderella-type pumpkin on the market. The magical reddish-orange to pinkish-red colored fruits have a flattened-round shape like the pumpkin carriage from Cinderella fairy tale fame, measuring 15 to 18 inches across and weighing from 20 to 35 pounds each.
What kind of pumpkin is the Cinderella?
Cucurbita maxima
Cinderella pumpkins, botanically classified as Cucurbita maxima, are a French heirloom variety that grows on sprawling vines reaching over three meters in length and are members of the Cucurbitaceae family along with gourds and squash.
What are the hybrid varieties of pumpkin?
Other Pumpkin Varieties
- Autumn Gold (hybrid, yellow when immature)
- Bushkin (hybrid, bush type)
- Frosty (hybrid; smooth-textured skin)
- Funny Face (hybrid)
- Harvest Moon (hybrid)
- Jack-o-Lantern.
- Spirit (hybrid, semi-bush)
Does Cinderella turn into a pumpkin?
Note: This idiom comes from the fairy tale where Cinderella’s Fairy Godmother transforms a pumpkin into a carriage so that she can get to the Prince’s ball at the palace. However, at 12:00 midnight everything returns to normal, including the carriage turning back into a pumpkin so she needs to go home before that time.
How do you grow a Cinderella pumpkin?
Planting Instructions:
- Start indoors from late April, or direct sow outside in May, when the last chance of frost has passed in your area.
- Soil Conditions: Well worked rich, loose well-drained soil.
- Planting Depth: Sow Pumpkin seeds 2 cm (1”) deep.
- Germination: 6-14 days.
- Height at Maturity: 25-61 cm (10-24″) tall.
How do you pick a Cinderella pumpkin?
You should harvest your Cinderella pumpkins when they are fully mature, which is typically around 110 days after planting.
When should I harvest my Cinderella pumpkins?
- a deep, rich orange color.
- the skin is hard and difficult to puncture with a fingernail.
- the stem is dry.
- the pumpkin has reached its full size.
Can you eat white Cinderella pumpkins?
And it’s definitely edible! Don’t be fooled by it’s beauty. Cinderella pumpkins are super popular for decorating, but when you’re hungry, just know it’s a delicious dinner option.
Which is the best variety of pumpkin?
11 of the Best Pumpkin Cultivars to Grow for Cooking
- Casper. You may not think of white pumpkins as something to eat instead of displaying them as unique decorations, but ‘Casper’ has delicious sweet flesh.
- Cherokee Bush.
- Cinderella.
- Cushaw Green-Striped.
- Dill’s Atlantic Giant.
- Fairytale.
- Jarrahdale.
- Musquee De Provence.
What are the easiest pumpkins to grow?
Cinderella pumpkins thrive in Northern climates because they’ll grow quick enough to beat the fall frost, and are particularly disease resistant. Unencumbered by issues like powdery mildew, most will quickly grow to about 20 pounds.
What are the best pumpkins to eat?
For cooking, you’ll want to use sugar pumpkins (also called pie or sweet pumpkins), which are small and round. Long Island Cheese pumpkins, which are more oblong and can look like a wheel of cheese, are also good to eat. Field types are larger; have watery, stringy flesh; and are best used for decorating.
What does it mean to turn into a pumpkin at midnight?
To go to bed
(idiomatic, colloquial) To go to bed; to go to sleep (especially at, or around midnight). I’m about ready to turn into a pumpkin. You can stay up later if you want. Tell her I’m turning into a pumpkin if she stays out too late.
What does Cinderella turn into?
She turns a pumpkin into a golden carriage, mice into horses, a rat into a coachman, and lizards into footmen. She then turns Cinderella’s rags into a beautiful jeweled gown, complete with a delicate pair of glass slippers.
What turns into horses in Cinderella?
the mice
Major expects he will pull the carriage, but instead, the mice are turned into horses (startling Major as they were mice) and he is instead turned into a coachman by the Fairy Godmother in order to take Cinderella to the ball, much to his joy and excitement.
How many pumpkins does a Cinderella plant produce?
A single plant typically produces 2-3 full-size Cinderella pumpkins. They’re best planted well after the last frost in spring when the temperatures begin to average around 70°F. They are ready for harvest approximately 100-110 days after sowing the seeds.
What is the fastest growing pumpkin variety?
The miniature ‘Jack Be Little’ pumpkin matures in as little as 85 days.
How do you save Cinderella pumpkin seeds?
Cut the pumpkin in half, but try to put the knife in only far enough to go through the flesh, otherwise you might harm the seeds. Pull the seeds from the fibers, rinse them and dry them on a paper towel. Store them in a brown paper bag until next year. It couldn’t be simpler.
How do you know when a Cinderella pumpkin is ripe?
They grow to a size averaging 12” to 15” and weigh over 40 pounds. You can identify the pumpkin when it is fully ripe once the skin becomes thick, bright orange, and dense.
How big is a Cinderella pumpkin?
around 10 to 15 inches
The Cinderella pumpkin is a medium-sized variety but is known to occasionally grow to larger sizes. On average, the diameter of this variety is around 10 to 15 inches, though it can also grow up to 20 inches. Depending on the size of the Cinderella carriage pumpkin, it can weigh anywhere between 20 and 35 pounds.
Can you freeze Cinderella pumpkin?
You can freeze any kind of pumpkin, but small, pie-type pumpkins yield the most flesh per inch. Pie pumpkins are typically small—6 to 8 inches in diameter—and usually yield two to three cups of pumpkin puree. Choose pumpkins that feel solid and weighty for their size. There shouldn’t be any bruises or soft spots.
What pumpkins are not edible?
At the same time, they ask “Are all varieties of pumpkins are edible?” The plain and simple truth is – – Yes, all varieties of pumpkins are edible. Of course, pumpkin seeds are edible, too. Both pumpkin flesh(pulp, or meat) and seeds taste good, and are healthy and nutritious.
What is the sweetest pumpkin?
Sugar pumpkins
Also known as pie pumpkins or sweet pumpkins, the sugar pumpkin is perfect for pies because they aren’t as stringy and contain less water than other pumpkins. As their name indicates, the sugar pumpkin can be quite sweet compared to other pumpkins.