Seminole Pumpkin should always be considered for tropical permaculture plantings, survival gardens, and green roofs or living walls due to its bountiful food production, amazing leaf color and extensive summer heat island cooling biomass production.
Our harvested Seminole Pumpkins have kept in the pantry for well over a year and still taste just as delicious as fresh when prepared as a dish.
So it is easy for me to say, one of my favorite vines this year is the Seminole Pumpkin, Cucurbita moschata.
An adapted garden wonder to Florida, the Caribbean and Latin American, this variety of pumpkin or squash is acclimated to the harsh, humid climate of the region, and grows wickedly fast in one growing season.
As a vine that provides ample shade, Seminole Pumpkin makes a great end of summer living wall and green roof plant and loves wide open, hot, sunny growing areas. This year our Seminole Pumpkin has decided to cover a side yard trellis. Last year it spread out across our entire driveway so much so the packages delivery person actually stopped coming up to the house until we trimmed the vine back.
Thriving on neglect and drought, Cucurbita moschata, is ultra resilient to squash vine borers and other pests. Here Seminole Pumpkin is used as a cover to our geese pen, providing a wall of privacy, security, shade and food. We cook Seminole Pumpkin the same way we prepare butternut squash; boiled, baked, sliced and sauteed or grilled.
When thinking of drought tolerant plants for tropical green roofs and living walls, consider annual vines. Green roof plants can include more than just wildflowers or groundcovers. Green roof agriculture is always an option to be considered.
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| Florida Green Roof and Living Wall plant, Seminole Pumpkin (Permaculture Food) |
An adapted garden wonder to Florida, the Caribbean and Latin American, this variety of pumpkin or squash is acclimated to the harsh, humid climate of the region, and grows wickedly fast in one growing season.
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| Unripe Seminole Pumpkin, resistant to pests |
As a vine that provides ample shade, Seminole Pumpkin makes a great end of summer living wall and green roof plant and loves wide open, hot, sunny growing areas. This year our Seminole Pumpkin has decided to cover a side yard trellis. Last year it spread out across our entire driveway so much so the packages delivery person actually stopped coming up to the house until we trimmed the vine back.
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| Florida Living Wall plant, Cucurbita moschata |
Thriving on neglect and drought, Cucurbita moschata, is ultra resilient to squash vine borers and other pests. Here Seminole Pumpkin is used as a cover to our geese pen, providing a wall of privacy, security, shade and food. We cook Seminole Pumpkin the same way we prepare butternut squash; boiled, baked, sliced and sauteed or grilled.
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| Seminole Pumpkin creates a living wall and green roof for the Urban Farm fowl |
Seminole Pumpkin not only affords shade but also provides us with a significant amount of food. Picked green on the vine the pumpkin will ripen and turn a yellow orange hue when stored in the pantry.
Nature has provided us with some awesome food and cooling shade plants that will thrive, prosper and provide.
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| Seminole Pumpkin is a heavy food producing plant |
Nature has provided us with some awesome food and cooling shade plants that will thrive, prosper and provide.
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