I appreciate everyone's feedback, and here's what I think I've got (other than a wellspring of humorous chuckles from SO). 'Big green' appears to be a different plant than 'big white'. The leaves are deeply notched in comparison, and the rind is very hard, even when small. 'Big white', I thought, might be a volunteer from a farmer's market reject, so I picked up a couple likely candidates and sliced all open to compare. The known zuc was sweet and thin skinned - so thin you could easily scratch it. Big green's skin was always dense, even when small, and the seed pattern was much larger. Big white's skin was also thicker, and a small one had a very raw, underripe taste. However, the seed pattern looks like the zuc, and it did taste zuc-like. Interestingly, Big green's skin is turning yellow in the sun. hmmm.... So I think I have a feral zuc - that will end up stacked like firewood - and some sort of squash tbd. To further my study, I bought 'Moon and stars' watermelon plant and a spaghetti squash plant. The watermelon looks like a watermelon, even when it's pea-sized. The SS hasn't set fruit yet, but the leaves are the closest in shape. I've posted pix of the sliced vegs - insight welcome! Here is a link that might be useful: veggie pix

Thank you. I share your suspicions. :-) I like/prefer (taste) C. moschata butternut types over other types except for maybe green striped cushaw, which I've loved since my earliest memories. Anyhoo, I was first introduced to the moschatas by growing the Tahiti squash, then we switched to Waltham butternut, and this year we grew Burpee Butterbush for the first time.

Lack of pollination. But you can be the "bee." Just move the pollen from a male blossom (never has a small fruit under it) onto the sticky peg in the center of the female flowers (the ones with the "baby" fruits from day one).

Well, Becky, you're assuming I actually end up with some melons, LOL! In the past the only thing I had space for were tiny melons, like Minnesota Midget. This year, since I have a plot at the community garden, I thought I would try a bunch of different kinds, but with our short growing season, and cool nights, they may not get ripe before the first fall frost. If I do end up with a lot of melons, I'm sure they won't go to waste. All three of my kids love any kind of melon, and so do I. Recieved my package today, and there were several I had to look up. Two of them, I couldn't find any info on, so whoever sent in the 'Keeper' and/or 'Pridenstrovsky', any information would be helpful - size, type of melon, flesh color, etc. Thanks for hosting this swap! Great job!!! Bonnie