(Pumpkin soup, anyone ... Take a step down and you’ll find that they belong to the genus Cucurbita, which is the technical term for squash. So yes, pumpkins are squashes.

Oilseed pumpkins (Cucurbita pepo pepo Styriaca) have hulless seeds containing 40-50% oil. The crop can produce 0.5-1.4 tonnes/hectare of seeds, which are high in essential fatty acids and Vitamin E.

Acorn, Delicata, Spaghetti: These types are best within a month or two of harvest. Butternut, Cheese Pumpkin: These types can be stored for 2 to 3 months. Buttercup, Hubbard, Kabocha, Red Kuri, Turban ...

Before I dip my fingers into the soil and start mapping out my gardening ambitions this spring, I would be remiss if I didn't ...