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Post by benboo on Jan 26, 2012 22:19:18 GMT -5
I am looking for someone with experience growing Lakota squash. How has it performed for you?
If anyone has extra seeds, let me know! ;D
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Post by oxbowfarm on Jan 27, 2012 7:35:00 GMT -5
It is a decent squash, grows pretty well here in Chemung County. Fairy moderate size, pretty decent keeper. Doesn't get as sweet as I like my maximas to get. It is one of the original varieties in my maxima landrace. Tends to have the annoying "hubbard nubbin" where all or part of the style remains attached and grows with the squash instead of sloughing off with the rest of the flower parts like a normal squash ought too. This is a flaw in my opinion because you have to be extra careful not to break off the little nubbin or the whole squash will start to rot. A lot of the hubbard shaped maximas get this when I grow them here. YMMV
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Post by benboo on Jan 27, 2012 9:09:22 GMT -5
Would you recommend a different C. maxima?
if so, What one?
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Post by benboo on Jan 27, 2012 9:10:53 GMT -5
(for good eating quality and storage)
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Post by 12540dumont on Jan 27, 2012 15:19:08 GMT -5
Hi Benboo,
I love bamboo too. Welcome here.
I don't know about your growing season but my favorite is Piacentina. It's a large grey green squash with super orange flesh. It stores a long time and it's too huge.
If you're looking for huge, Banana Squash!
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Post by gabriel on Feb 2, 2012 18:09:13 GMT -5
I don't know about your growing season but my favorite is Piacentina. It's a large grey green squash with super orange flesh. It stores a long time and it's too huge. If you're looking for huge, Banana Squash! Can you describe the taste of Piacentina? When you say it stores for a long time, how long do you mean? |
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Post by oxbowfarm on Feb 5, 2012 13:15:17 GMT -5
I think Lakota would work OK for you if you start saving seed and selecting for the qualities you want. If you are looking for a nicer squash out of the gate, Sibley is sweeter and a better keeper IMO. At least grown here on my soil. I will say that when we were gardening on clay up in Tompkins County, I liked Lakota better. You might have fun if you grow a couple kinds and do a Joseph Lofthouse style landrace.
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