catjac1975
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The Rumbos will get a little more orange over time. They have the texture of spaghetti squash but, are incredibly sweet, orange like a pumpkin on the inside. They are prolific and are easy to grow. Squash bugs do not seem to like them. I use them in so many ways. I roast them to start. I am one not to add much to my veggies. I like them to taste as they are. Not many would agree with me on that. They bake in their own juices and almost gets candied.I don't think it tastes like any of those squash that you mentioned and I like the texture better. I freeze the leftovers from each one I roast and use it all winter for squash soup, breads, a side dish vegetable. But best of all it makes a better pumpkin pie than pumpkin. Everyone that I give them to LOVES it. SOme of them get so big they barely fit in the oven. I cut them in half like a flying saucer and bake them. Often I start them in the microwave as they take a long time to bake. If you decide to try them don't over plant. I think I had 125 of them last year and gave a truckload to a soup kitchen. I cut way back this year on what I planted and still have at least 25-30.
seedcorn said:Are the rumbo's suppose to be that color? What are they similiar to taste of? Butternut, buttercup, acorn???
What is it about rumbo's that you like?