Post by canadamike on Oct 27, 2010 22:10:25 GMT -5
Here are pictures of the naked seeded squashes I grew.
TURKEY NO 4 : Not a real name I am sure, but part of a series of seeds a USDA expedition got in Turkey. That squash is SOOO hard I needed a hammer to open it. The flesh is hard too, not really tasty. The seeds have a thin white pericarp.
GREEN STRIPE
That one has good orange flesh, hard like a real winter squash, and the embryo is naked. I consider it a dual function squash:
PROSTRATE
I am still trying to figure out how it got such a name, I guess the breeder ended up somehow prostrate in front of the beautiful plant every time he saw it ;D ;D. Other than that, it was the biggest squash in the bunch, large enough to make a good sized pumkin, of which it has the tender flesh, although yellow instead of orange. A very interesting eye catcher in the pumpkin patch. Very productive too, both in terms of number of large fruits and also large naked seeds.
GREEN LONG
An uninteresting squash if not for its naked seeds. Very bland watery flesh, but interesting production of seeds.
TRIPLE TREAT
not as good a producer of fruits as others but the small pumpkin is interesting. The orange flesh is firmer than pumpkins and taste good.
YELLOW LONG
Just for the seeds, the flesh is bland and watery, but good production
HAJATLAN MAGN: The flesh is there but would need flavor, the seeds are perfect:
KAKAI: A good producer of fruits and of LOTS of seeds, the flesh is thick enough to be used but of pale color:
I am still trying to find my picture of Lady Godiva...
The other ones I grew were not really interesting nor true naked seeded squashes despite some promising names like SALAD MELON SPECIAL. Iwill work very hard this winter to find how this thing could be special in any way...maybe at the summer squash stage...
TURKEY NO 4 : Not a real name I am sure, but part of a series of seeds a USDA expedition got in Turkey. That squash is SOOO hard I needed a hammer to open it. The flesh is hard too, not really tasty. The seeds have a thin white pericarp.
GREEN STRIPE
That one has good orange flesh, hard like a real winter squash, and the embryo is naked. I consider it a dual function squash:
PROSTRATE
I am still trying to figure out how it got such a name, I guess the breeder ended up somehow prostrate in front of the beautiful plant every time he saw it ;D ;D. Other than that, it was the biggest squash in the bunch, large enough to make a good sized pumkin, of which it has the tender flesh, although yellow instead of orange. A very interesting eye catcher in the pumpkin patch. Very productive too, both in terms of number of large fruits and also large naked seeds.
GREEN LONG
An uninteresting squash if not for its naked seeds. Very bland watery flesh, but interesting production of seeds.
TRIPLE TREAT
not as good a producer of fruits as others but the small pumpkin is interesting. The orange flesh is firmer than pumpkins and taste good.
YELLOW LONG
Just for the seeds, the flesh is bland and watery, but good production
HAJATLAN MAGN: The flesh is there but would need flavor, the seeds are perfect:
KAKAI: A good producer of fruits and of LOTS of seeds, the flesh is thick enough to be used but of pale color:
I am still trying to find my picture of Lady Godiva...
The other ones I grew were not really interesting nor true naked seeded squashes despite some promising names like SALAD MELON SPECIAL. Iwill work very hard this winter to find how this thing could be special in any way...maybe at the summer squash stage...