Canning Pumpkin update Pumkin Exspensive

[Nyboy]

How many quarts will 1 large pumpkin make? The new rage here is feeding dogs pumpkin, all the Vets are recommending it. I am sure if I put out my own line of organic canned pumpkin it would sell very well. Need to do the math. Have a large space in orchard that gets full sun all day.

 

[flowerbug]

depends upon the size of the pumpkin. you are actually usually better growing a squash variety instead (less watery).

will need to use a pressure cooker.

 

[Nyboy]

Has to be pumpkin, it all about what vets are telling their clients.

 

[ducks4you]

Funny post! I have been canning pumpkin and I was discarding the skins to feed to horses/chickens and I caught my dog munching on them. I HAD heard that pumpkin was ok for dogs to eat, so I didn't worry.
So far I think the giant pumpkins gave me about 5 quarts, but my medium sized pumpkins were thicker and I got 9 pints from 3 of them, bc they were thicker.
I still have 2 giant pumpkins to process. I will let you know about how much each yields after next weekend.

 

[Nyboy]

All the vets here are recommending pumpkin for dogs with digestive and anal glad problems. I bet with a fancy label I could sell a quart for $14 TO $18. Many clients spend $75 to $90 for bag of dryfood

 

[ducks4you]

Speaking of dogs, MY dog has dry skin. Fish oil didn't work and I'm thinking I may have to got the route of Dinovite.
Any thoughts?

 

[Nyboy]

The best supplement for dry skin is In vitamins. You can find online few stores carry them. One with red label

 

[Nyboy]

 

[journey11]

Instead of growing them, you might see if you can purchase them cheaply from a pick-your-own pumpkin patch after halloween is over. Our local patch let people come on the last day and just bust up all the surplus for fun and tilled them under. I thought that was odd there was no other market for them, even to be fed to livestock.

 

[Nyboy]

Journey that is a great idea. Thinking to hire someone to can and pay so much per jar then put my own label on it.