Baby Blue Hubbard

[flowerpower]

I bought a baby blue hubbard at the supermarket. It was more seed than meat. What a waste. Is this typical for a hubbard? I never grew them before. Thanks

[Alan]

No, large hubbards usually have very thick meat, however some of the smaller types are thin meated with more seeds because they were bred for small families or single servings.

I've got a few I'm trying to work on that have much thicker flesh and smaller seed cavaties, in a few years maybe we will have something nice.

You didn't by chance hold on to the seeds did you? I would take a few.

[bluelacedredhead]

I can't imagine her NOT keeping seed, but perhaps in this case she might have thought better of it? Or...she might have saved it just in case this was an isolated incident??
Hey, FP, was this the one that had the wrong sign on it at Price Chopper?? Instant Karma gonna get you... LOLOL

[flowerpower]

Yeah, that was the one that was mismarked. I figured I could use it as a fall decoration if nothing else, so of course I saved seed.

[Alan]

Between Ken Etllinger and myself working on baby hubbards it should just be a mater of time before there are some nice OP lines floating around in a wide array of colors. If your interested in growing out and doing some selecting of small hubbards I would definetly place a request with Long Island Seeds for the small hubbard mix which will provide all the genetics and the base work for what you need to get started.

Theres also a nice rambling over at the Long Island Seed Project blog discusing Kens breeding work with large and small sized Hubbards, definetly worth a look.

-Alan

[flowerpower]

Last yr, I was one of the few people who had pumpkins and gourds at all. I ended up giving most of mine away to friends with kids. I couldn't see them paying $12 each For a Jack O Lantern. Others I traded for Butternuts and carrots. So I am going big on winter squash of all kinds this yr. My personal fav is Butternut.

I have a pretty good selection right now. But I am getting a few more white and tan varieties. Those LI Cheese Types are good sellers here. And some guy I know was kind enough to send me a winter squash mix. So big, I had to send half of it to Canada. Thanks!

[bluelacedredhead]

And then, that same fella sent me more!! I think I better start looking for someone to plow up another acre or two so that I can plant all of these wonderful pumpkin crops.

P.S. FP, I have to stop looking a winter squash online...I've found even more I'd like...

[Alan]

This year I'm going huge on the winter squash patches, both for sale and for mass crossing and keeping pure varieties for seed and breeding experiment. I put out over $250 worth of seed orders the other day for winter squash alone. The diversity this year should be amazing and I can't wait to see it grown out. The next investment is a digital camera so I can share more pictures with my blog postings on plant breeding and here on the site.

If you thought I sent a lot of seed this year, just wait until next!

[jason]

That's crazy Alan. That should be amazing. You HAVE to get a digital camera!

[Alan]

Oh, I will definetly get a digital camera once I get the tax refund. I'm also planning on loading Karen (plantsnoobin) down with produce this year.

Karen, do you like watermelons or muskmelons? I'm gonna need all the help I can with eating the ones I save seed from! lol