digitS'
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Tried a Bush Buttercup, once. Some plants died. Had one fruit outta the hill! Shucks.
Steve
Tried a Bush Buttercup, once. Some plants died. Had one fruit outta the hill! Shucks.
Steve
Butternut squash
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Mine are ripening.
digitS'
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This might be a bush choice for you, @Collector : https://www.rareseeds.com/baby-blue-hubbard-squash/
That was a U of New Hampshire introduction way back in 1953. That's before their Brent Loy and all of his UNH introductions. An All-America winner is Gold Nugget, another bush type maxima squash. ... well, I think it's a maxima but one seed company has it listed as a pepo.
Pepo: Table King was one of the acorns that I grew but I notice that there is both a vining and a bush type. I'm almost sure that I grew the bush ... but that was mostly, way back in the 70's. Then, it was in my garden again in the 90's ... that was the odd flavor event.
Pepo: What is the keeping quality of Spaghetti squash?
Steve
That was a U of New Hampshire introduction way back in 1953. That's before their Brent Loy and all of his UNH introductions. An All-America winner is Gold Nugget, another bush type maxima squash. ... well, I think it's a maxima but one seed company has it listed as a pepo.
Pepo: Table King was one of the acorns that I grew but I notice that there is both a vining and a bush type. I'm almost sure that I grew the bush ... but that was mostly, way back in the 70's. Then, it was in my garden again in the 90's ... that was the odd flavor event.
Pepo: What is the keeping quality of Spaghetti squash?
Steve
flowerbug
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Harvest and picture look great!
That was my experience with Waltham and Early Butternut, @Collector . I'm not sure if it isn't kinda my experience with Autumn Crown.
You may remember me complaining that it seemed like my row was only going to produce one squash, as we were moving along in summer. It did better, later.
It could be that the moschata squashes have trouble with the climate.
I don't like all my eggs in one basket ... squash basket either, and can you tell that I really like winter squash
Anyway, growing Burgess Buttercup is okay. I have some Cha Cha Kabocha again this year. They seem to do better than the other kabocha. Hubbard had limited production and maturity ... one thing that I seem to have learned is that the days-to-maturity rating doesn't seem to matter. I wish that they would rate everything by "growing degree" units so we would have a better idea of the plant's requirements. Days are Daze ...
Steve
squash lover
i'm suspecting your elevation will play a role in what you're seeing for results. it just may get too cool at night for them for any longer season squishes... my $0.02
i didn't even know that spaghetti squashes were suitable for winter storage squash at all. we did try growing them one season but both of us decided that for the space we'd just rather have buttercup.
digitS'
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That is very likely the problem, @flowerbug .
One year, @Hal suggested La Madera squash link. It was great ... altho a bit thin-fleshed. Pueblo La Madera is at 6,500 feet in New Mexico. If 1,000 feet (elevation) = 300 miles north (latitude) ... well, never mind
The variety was from Native Seeds SEARCH and I got it the last year it was publicly available. Of course, I had other maxima squash with it and saved seed. The next year, it was obviously mixed genetically. I probably should have continued to grow it because it so obviously had time to mature - skin was so hard that it would shatter when cut in October!
Native Seeds has other choices I could explore but I bet it's @Collector 's thinking about bush varieties: If you grow very many vining crops ... you may want a garden 5 times the size that you have it!!!
Steve
One year, @Hal suggested La Madera squash link. It was great ... altho a bit thin-fleshed. Pueblo La Madera is at 6,500 feet in New Mexico. If 1,000 feet (elevation) = 300 miles north (latitude) ... well, never mind
The variety was from Native Seeds SEARCH and I got it the last year it was publicly available. Of course, I had other maxima squash with it and saved seed. The next year, it was obviously mixed genetically. I probably should have continued to grow it because it so obviously had time to mature - skin was so hard that it would shatter when cut in October!
Native Seeds has other choices I could explore but I bet it's @Collector 's thinking about bush varieties: If you grow very many vining crops ... you may want a garden 5 times the size that you have it!!!
Steve
flowerbug
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where we have been growing the squishes they have room to run over the surrounding areas/gardens. where the main patch is in the back there are morning glory seeds still sprouting in there so i'm trying to keep it bare enough that i can keep those from getting very far...
flowerbug
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while we're on the topic of squash... those rocks are about 300-400lbs each.
those rocks are about 300-400lbs each.
ninnymary
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Do far all of the Honeynut butternut squash that we have eaten, have not had any seeds!
Good thing I bought a packet of seeds for next year. But I sure wanted to save my own. Oh well.
Mary
Good thing I bought a packet of seeds for next year. But I sure wanted to save my own. Oh well.
Mary
ninnymary
Garden Master
Orange. The last one in the vine is half orange and the other side has kind of stripes of green. I’ve been waiting for it to fully ripen but now I’m wondering if it ever will.
What color are yours?
Mary
