White Pumpkins?

Miss Mary · #1 Postby **Miss Mary** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:53 am

I heard a blurb on the radio, something about white pumpkins all the rage this year. Parents think they're better than orange pumpkins, b/c the carved faces show up better? Farmers are thinking about increasing the white pumpkin crop next year!

I said what? What next, purple xmas trees?

My neighbors next door are just the type to have white pumpkins this year, b/c they're so "trendy".....ugh.

Has anyone heard of this? I swear I feel like I've been living under a rock. I know gourds and squash come in so many different colors, but I didn't know about white pumpkins!

Now a White Pumpkin would have been pretty cool the Halloween we had 6 inches of snowfall! Oh yeah.....

Mary

Skywatch_NC · #2 Postby **Skywatch_NC** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:04 am

Have never heard of white pumpkins either.

Eric

sunny · #3 Postby **sunny** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:05 am

I saw a few "white" pumpkins at Whole Foods. I think they would be eerie when they are carved!

Speaking of which, I am carving Brady's pumpking tonight!! Not that he will have a clue, he is only 11 months old

Daddy said as long as I do not use the Pooh Bear pattern, it's cool. Daddy has put a ban on Pooh :eek:

Skywatch_NC · #4 Postby **Skywatch_NC** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:06 am

sunny wrote:I saw a few "white" pumpkins at Whole Foods. I think they would be eerie when they are carved!

Speaking of which, I am carving Brady's pumpking tonight!! Not that he will have a clue, he is only 11 months old Daddy said as long as I do not use the Pooh Bear pattern, it's cool. Daddy has put a ban on Pooh

How come Brandon is against Winnie the Pooh? :wink:

Miss Mary · #5 Postby **Miss Mary** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:08 am

For some odd reason, carving our pumpkins was always a rushed deal, close to 6 p.m. on the 31st! I keep saying each year, carve earlier......good for you Cindy! That's what I needed - an involved Aunt!!!

The parents interviewed for that radio news piece I heard, said white pumpkins are perfect for carving Casper the Ghost. I still had no idea they were growing white pumpkins! I don't have a little trick or treater to walk around with anymore...., :-(

, otherwise I'd see if this really is a popular new trend. I just don't buy it.....

Mary

sunny · #6 Postby **sunny** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:08 am

lol - Brady's nursery was done in Winnie the Pooh. Pooh is all over the place

It's really more of a joke!

Skywatch_NC · #7 Postby **Skywatch_NC** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:13 am

No pic yet of my 2 carved pumpkins...but...at my SS class carving party this past Saturday night...a guy named Ed from my class won with a free-lance carving of his favorite college mascot...the Florida 'Gator!

A gal named Hannah and daughter of a guy named Pat in my class...came in 2nd with a free-lance carving of a Horse's Head!

Eric

sunny · #8 Postby **sunny** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:15 am

I can't wait to see a picture of your pumpkins, Eric!!

Miss Mary · #9 Postby **Miss Mary** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:16 am

You guys would die at how I carve my pumpkins......same old zig-zag mouth, triangle nose, oval eyes, slits for eyebrows.....LOL But ya know, I'm willing to turn over that knife to anyone in my family but they take one look at that mess on the kitchen floor and say no way, you're doing a good job Mary!

Halloween is just not my holiday! I'm much better at xmas....he he

Mary

sunny · #10 Postby **sunny** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:17 am

I love the Pumpkin Masters patterns. They really come out good! I've been using them for quite a few years now.

Skywatch_NC · #11 Postby **Skywatch_NC** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:19 am

sunny wrote:I love the Pumpkin Masters patterns. They really come out good! I've been using them for quite a few years now.

That's the kit that I used, too!

weathermom · #12 Postby **weathermom** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:20 am

Saw some white ones as I drove past the farm market the other day. Did a double take as I saw what looked like white pumpkins lined up with the orange ones. Today there was a blurb in our local paper about them.

Are they a special variety? Or can you grow a white one by depriving it of sun?

sunny · #13 Postby **sunny** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:20 am

Skywatch_NC wrote:
sunny wrote:I love the Pumpkin Masters patterns. They really come out good! I've been using them for quite a few years now.

That's the kit that I used, too!

I have the books back to the 1992 collection. I never use my originals - I always make copies and use those!

weathermom · #14 Postby **weathermom** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:23 am

We have been using the pumpkin masters kits for many years now. This year I picked up a pumpkin masters pattern maker CD. You can specify the size of the pumpkin and then pick out the things you want to put on it and it will make the pattern for you. You just click, drag and print.

sunny · #15 Postby **sunny** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:24 am

That's interesting, weathermom. I might have to try that!

I bought the "power saw" from Pumpkin Masters this year. I'm going to try it tonight.

weathermom · #16 Postby **weathermom** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:26 am

Power saw??? I missed that one!!!!

sunny · #17 Postby **sunny** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:27 am

lol - yeah! It operates on batteries

I got it from yankeeharvest.com.

weathermom · #18 Postby **weathermom** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:30 am

Thanks! I'll have to check that out!! Too late for this year, but maybe next year.

I also have all the old books, complete. We copied the patterns and kept them in the book too. I thought we were the only psycho pumpkin people!! :lol:

sunny · #19 Postby **sunny** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:31 am

weathermom wrote:I also have all the old books, complete. We copied the patterns and kept them in the book too. I thought we were the only psycho pumpkin people!!

Nope - and I'm glad to see I am in good company

weathermom · #20 Postby **weathermom** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:35 am

We'll have to post some pumpkin pictures when we are all done! We aren't carving ours 'til Sunday.

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