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[catjac1975]

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.

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?

 

[seedcorn]

R rumbo's stringy like spaghetti squash? To me butternut taste like pumpkin so r u saying rumbo's r like pumpkin in flavor? I take it they are huge viners? Currently I only plant butternut winter squash.

 

[catjac1975]

I don't think of it as tasting like pumpkin. I would not eat pumpkin like a vegetable side dish. Better than butternut, yes stringy like Spagetti squash, but, I do not use stringy in the traditional sense as bad. It does not hold the stringy shape as much as Spag. sq.It is a big viner, large leaves, big producer. It does not keep as long as butternut. It probably would if I had a good place to store it.

R rumbo's stringy like spaghetti squash? To me butternut taste like pumpkin so r u saying rumbo's r like pumpkin in flavor? I take it they are huge viners? Currently I only plant butternut winter squash.

 

[897tgigvib]

That Rumbo sure looks like a moschata species squash, same species as the butternuts.

 

[catjac1975]

Some seed catalogs list them as an unusual pumpkin, others call it a squash.

That Rumbo sure looks like a moschata species squash, same species as the butternuts.

 

[nittygrittydirtdigger]

My organic apple tree, this picture is from July 2012. We harvested several bushels of fat, juicy apples off of this tree, and some of the apples were as big as grapefruits!

 

[catjac1975]

I am extremely impressed! Do you have an organic spraying regimen?

My organic apple tree, this picture is from July 2012. We harvested several bushels of fat, juicy apples off of this tree, and some of the apples were as big as grapefruits!

http://www.theeasygarden.com/forum/uploads/6460_apples.jpg

 

[nittygrittydirtdigger]

Nope, no regimen. All I did was keep the tree watered appropriately and occasionally dump some "magic elixir" on it. Magic elixir is my own blend of organic Miracle Gro, fish emulsion, epsom salts, vinegar and molasses. The other fruit trees that I've used it on are doing well, too, although they are too young to bear much fruit, yet.

Before I started gardening (just five years ago), I read over and over that organic apples were nearly impossible. That never made sense to me, since there have been apple trees for a lot longer than there have been chemical sprays.

I just hope that tree does as well next year.

Thanks for telling me you were impressed. It really made my day!

 

[catjac1975]

So, I am reading the correctly you used no organic insecticide or fungicide? Double impressed!

Nope, no regimen. All I did was keep the tree watered appropriately and occasionally dump some "magic elixir" on it. Magic elixir is my own blend of organic Miracle Gro, fish emulsion, epsom salts, vinegar and molasses. The other fruit trees that I've used it on are doing well, too, although they are too young to bear much fruit, yet.

Before I started gardening (just five years ago), I read over and over that organic apples were nearly impossible. That never made sense to me, since there have been apple trees for a lot longer than there have been chemical sprays.

I just hope that tree does as well next year.

Thanks for telling me you were impressed. It really made my day!

 

[ninnymary]

nittygrittydirtdigger, those are some beautiful apples! You've given me hope. I just planted a multi-graft semi-dwarf apple tree last week. It already had about 8 apples when I bought it and they sure were good.

Mary