Why is squash cracked ? Qu about cross -breeding?
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Why did my squash taste so bad?
Comments (7)I don't think I picked them too early. Their skins were hard and they had a lovely blue color. When I did pick them, it was because I had to (zone 4). The cross-pollination is a good theory, but I got the seeds straight from the package (same package as the previous year). Growing conditions- I did grow them in a new spot as I have been trying to thwart the darn squash vine borer. I think i did a good job of adding in compost and manure to the soil before planting. This was the only squash I grew this year (SVB!) but all of the fruits off of the two vines I grew together taste awful. One thing worth mentioning- while in storage I didn't keep them as cool as I have in the past. The skins turned from slate blue to a pale peach/pink color. Perhaps that is significant? I appreciate your ideas. Barb...See MoreWhich Winter Squash?
Comments (33)Gardenman, A gardening friend of mine had mentioned that he grows cucuzza on a trellis and that it can get rather large (4 lbs or so). He said that they are self supporting. So I was hopeful that butternut squash might also be self supporting. However, I do note that some butternut varieties can get upt to 8 lbs. Is there ANY butternut or buttercup variety that can be trellised and which does not need helpful support on the trellis? (I am also planting a couple of the bush winter varieties, including buttercup, and was thinking possibly? of attempting a few of the trellis types also - hence my question. i.e. it's one of those many year-in-year-out "gardening experiments".)...See MoreSummer Squash Evaluations (and winter squash)!
Comments (5)I ate my first spaghetti squash last week. I'm going to try to grow some next year. I saw seeds for single serving size squash at Park Seed, and since there are only 2 of us, that sounds like a good idea, since the bowl I tried reheating was not great. We sliced it in half, scooped the seeds put garlic & butter in it and popped it in the oven. Next time, I won't put the butter on before cooking. It seemed to make it mushy. Other than that, I really liked it. Next time, we'll cook it plain, add garlic, butter and parmesan cheese, then pop it back in the oven for a minute to melt the parm. I cooked the seeds too, like pumpkin seeds, but I cooked them in the frying pan instead of the oven, just to try it. They were good too. I planted my zucchini too close this year (to each other, and to everything else). Next year, it's not going in the raised bed. It's getting some space of it's own. Of course like a dope, I thought it was a vining plant. I've only grown it once, and that was several years ago. I just though - zucchini is squash, squash grows on vines... Lesson learned... We did get some very good zuchs though. About one a day for several weeks. My potatoes were looking great until I left town for a couple weeks. DH overwatered them. They got hit when the sprinkler system came on, and he didn't realize it. As they yellowed, he watered them more, thinking they were dry. I salvaged a few that hadn't rotted. My carrots were less than stellar. I grew Danvers half long I think. They weren't sweet at all. All in all though, the new raised beds I built this spring produced by far the best garden we have ever had. DH didn't want me to garden this year (first year in the house, too much work he thought, so I built it while he was gone to TX for 2 weeks). I had 80 square feet this year. Next year I'll have about 200, plus a raspberry patch. DH is happily helping me this time : )...See Moresummer squash as winter squash experiment report
Comments (34)LOL! What fun to come in here and find such entertainment :) And an award!! You can be sure the trophy will be proudly displayed along with my eight "West Virginia State Quack Grass Digging Championship" trophies. For those who tuned in late, this is the thread that started all this: zucchini as winter squash? So I see that moschata was not originally specified -- no wonder I began the autumn with a spare bedroom full of cartoon-like over sized squash resting on plastic sheeting in case they explode! I'm always looking for ways to extend the garden produce through the winter, so this has been fun and motivating, if not quite yet successful. My personal opinion about Trombocino: insipid as summer squash, deliciously sweet as winter squash. Could it be that it is simply a winter squash that's a summer squash wannabe? Sponges for dinner! (my dog likes them too)...See Moregardengal48 (PNW Z8/9)
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