Farm Smooth skin pumpkins?

[Dio]

Is there such a thing as smooth skin pumpkins?
We have 2 in the garden, that are yellowish / orange and smooth as a sheet of paper......we have no idea if they are truly pumpkins or something else....like maybe a cross from some of our other gourds?
I have looked online and so far have found no references or images that match.
Any ideas?

 

[Lilbitsnana]

Were they grown from saved seed or new?

 

[Dio]

seeds bought new this year.

 

[summerthyme]

Got pics?

Summerthyme

 

[Dio]

follow up

the following are some pictures...This one shows the item in question and the leaves ( which you shall see do not look like the leaves on our pumpkins )

 

[Dio]

here is a pumpkin...

 

[summerthyme]

Just out of curiosity, what did you PLANT?

There *are* pumpkins bred for smooth skin for painting....

Like this: http://www.johnnyseeds.com/p-5776-orange-smoothie-f1.aspx

Or they could be some sort of gourd or cross. I'd like to know what the packet said they were!

Summerthyme

 

[Dio]

We bought all kinds of "vine" type seeds from a local green house...the seeds were in mason jars.
We bought squash, zucchini, pumpkins, cantaloupe, acorn, spaghetti and watermelon.

 

[FireDance]

Interesting. Leaves on your plant look ALMOST like squash leaves to me. About how many more days until it's ready to pick - any idea?

I'm w ST I'd like to know what the packet said. Otherwise I want to know what's inside lol.

 

[Dio]

Interesting. Leaves on your plant look ALMOST like squash leaves to me. About how many more days until it's ready to pick - any idea?

I'm w ST I'd like to know what the packet said. Otherwise I want to know what's inside lol.

Our vines have been drying up recently so I guess a few more days to a week....I will let you all know.

 

[summerthyme]

Leave it until it's mature, then cut one open and see. I'll bet it some sort of winter squash- they come in ALL shapes and colors and sizes. It's the wrong color for spaghetti squash (which starts out ivory and turns yellow), but it may not be it's mature color yet.

Oh, and dying vines may only mean they've gotten hit by a bug or disease. If possible, don't cut the fruits until the stems are hard and dark (brown or dark green) and the shell of the fruit can't be punctured by a fingernail.

Summerthyme

 

[naturallysweet]

Could it be a pie pumpkin?

 

[Dio]

Leave it until it's mature, then cut one open and see. I'll bet it some sort of winter squash- they come in ALL shapes and colors and sizes. It's the wrong color for spaghetti squash (which starts out ivory and turns yellow), but it may not be it's mature color yet.

Oh, and dying vines may only mean they've gotten hit by a bug or disease. If possible, don't cut the fruits until the stems are hard and dark (brown or dark green) and the shell of the fruit can't be punctured by a fingernail.

Summerthyme

Thanks for the info!

 

[Dio]

Could it be a pie pumpkin?

We only bought one type of pumpkin seed, but who knows!

 

[Horn]

What is the rest of the story? Was it edible?