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Post by diane on Jan 6, 2015 20:25:09 GMT -5
How about the roof of your apartment building?
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Post by steev on Jan 6, 2015 20:36:09 GMT -5
I've grown MdP and found it much better than RVdE, both in texture and flavor; neither surpasses Blue Hubbard nor Oregon Homestead, IMHO.
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Post by squishysquashy on Jan 7, 2015 0:06:41 GMT -5
So I've heard. I have borers, so I am most concerned with moschatas at this time, but I would love to play around with maxes when I get the hang of squash-growing. Have you ever grown Jarrahdale? I think they're so pretty, but hear mixed reports about taste. re: the apartment roof....it's slanted. And even if it wasn't, this is Texas, minds aren't exactly open to that sort of thing here... I imagine it would be a watering nightmare as well.
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Post by steev on Jan 7, 2015 3:21:51 GMT -5
I like Jarradale, but opinion differs.
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Post by squishysquashy on Jan 7, 2015 11:51:39 GMT -5
Do you eat them while they're still blue, or after they've turned tan?
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Post by steev on Jan 7, 2015 20:03:48 GMT -5
Tan, mostly.
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Post by squishysquashy on Jan 7, 2015 21:48:48 GMT -5
Ok good. So then it's about time to bust into the one I have on the fireplace. I actually watched this one turn color, so I know how fresh it is. Here's to hoping it's edible 8)
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Post by squishysquashy on Jan 11, 2015 22:52:42 GMT -5
I seemed to have thrown my own thread off topic lol Thanks for everyone's suggestions, by the way. I busted open that Jarrahdale today. It looks pretty good, and smells decent, sort of like a cantaloupe. Not as delicious a smell as that which wafts from a butternut, though We'll see what happens once I finish baking it
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Post by squishysquashy on Feb 26, 2015 22:05:47 GMT -5
If anyone cares to know how my amateur squash cooking adventure ended, I have made two things with the puree so far. One was a pumpkin cheddar beer soup, which was awful because the suggested beer was way too bitter. My husband liked it, though, so it still got eaten, and not wasted. Yay! At the time, I was wondering if the squash was what made it bitter, so I made a pumpkin bread. It was delicious. Unfortunately we ate both dishes up before I could take pictures. I still have a ton of puree, but I left it in my cousin's freezer after he ate up all the pumpkin bread! Will have to give him some recipes for it.
Anyway, I'm thinking about finding someone who has a bit of land that's not in use that I can do some squash trials on (and maybe beans and taters) in exchange for a part of the harvest...kind of like Carol Deppe does. Don't know if I'm ready for that yet, but keeping my eye out for an opportunity. I want to test out MDP along with several other interesting moschatas and maybe a few maxes.
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Post by steev on Feb 26, 2015 23:48:16 GMT -5
Bonne chance; it's all a learning opportunity.
I've come to learn that I don't really like beer as much as I thought, having been taught that I should; it's the bitter thing that doesn't please; hard cider: whole 'nother thing!
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Post by castanea on Mar 4, 2015 0:38:36 GMT -5
I grew MdP a few years ago and had at least 5 or 6 squash on different plants. I sampled most of them and they were all the same - bland, mildly sweet, and a little stringy. And a little bit watery. It's a pretty squash and they're certainly edible, but they're nothing special for eating pruposes. I have no plans to ever grow them again.
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Post by castanea on Mar 4, 2015 0:39:15 GMT -5
This year I'm going to try growing Zapallo macre again.
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Post by steev on Mar 4, 2015 2:21:42 GMT -5
Where do you get Zapallo Macre?
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Post by squishysquashy on Mar 4, 2015 10:42:31 GMT -5
If there isn't a real culinary strain of MDP available, maybe I'll just grow them to feed the chickens and other livestock that I will hypothetically have in the future. LOL
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Post by castanea on Mar 7, 2015 19:40:13 GMT -5
Where do you get Zapallo Macre? SSE members listings: exchange.seedsavers.org/catalog/listing.aspx?itm=18074I also got it from the USDA about 4 years ago but had no success. The first year I planted half the seeds but planted them too late and nothing matured. It's a very long season squash - 140 days at least. I planted the other half the next year but nothing germinated. I've had this low germination issue with other seeds from the USDA.
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