The pumpkin that left Spain to conquer the world.

I did a little experiment in my garden last year. In Spain/Valencia I got to know a pumpkin variety that is mainly baked in the oven and served as dessert.
Unfortunately this variety needs a lot of good weather, but with the global warming I thought...

it'll work out. So last year I ordered a few seeds of "calabaza totanera" in Spain via internet.

As you can see it worked, what you cannot see is that it was anything but normal.

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I planted them at the end of March or rather raised them indoor. After it had a good size sometime towards the end of April the plant emigrated outside.

It bloomed and grew very quickly and vigorously with both female and male flowers. Several fruit sprouted over 2 months, but most of them withered away immediately.
But there was a persistent fruit, it grew and grew and grew into a beautiful size.

The time passed, towards the middle of November I got nervous, it had the size and weight of a healthy and mature fruit, but it was completely green.
So I harvested it with a heavy heart and placed it decoratively in my kitchen.

There he stood and looked good. He stood even longer and after about 3 months in February he started to show slowly but clearly pale orange spots.

Now we have April and what he looks like, can be seen here.

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It has taken on a healthy colour, it is still very heavy, no rotten or other dubious spots, and sounds hollow like a pumpkin that is mature when you knock on it.

This is the big moment, what does the pumpkin look like from the inside?

He looks damn good! That's a lot more than I expected.

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So let's get to work to make what is perhaps the first "Calabaza asada valenciana" that was both raised and prepared in Germany.

After 1 hour oven time the following result was to be seen.

This looks as good and original as in Valencia

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If you are not allowed to travel, just bring the world to your home. It is especially worthwhile in this case. Therefore ...

quickly cover a remaining seed with soil and moisten it.

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I am already looking forward to next year :)))