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Post by flowerweaver on Nov 1, 2015 9:32:17 GMT -5
Too bad! I noticed many of the GRIN squash listings say tastes are insipid. Maybe that's why many of these countries use a lot of complex spices? Do you have animals you can feed the squash to? Not a good year for squash here either.
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Post by castanea on Nov 1, 2015 13:00:27 GMT -5
Just wild turkeys, raccoons and possums.
This was the only moschata I grew this year. I wish I had grown another so I could get some hybrid seed and get some use out of these genetics. This is a very vigorous plant and it eventually set a lot of fruit.
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Post by castanea on Nov 29, 2015 17:48:59 GMT -5
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Post by flowerweaver on Nov 29, 2015 18:12:47 GMT -5
It's pretty! I don't remember it having color other than green in Joe's photos. I hope it has improved taste.
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Post by castanea on Nov 30, 2015 9:38:30 GMT -5
I haven't seen any photos of it anywhere with other than dark green skin. I suspect everyone has been picking it too early because it's such a long season squash.
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Post by flowerweaver on Nov 30, 2015 10:10:32 GMT -5
Do you think it would be worth crossing it with a better tasting squash? I do like the shape, and the color seen in your most recent harvest. And if so, what would you choose? I have a very long season here, would be interested in a few seeds for the gene pool if you could part with any. The fruits of the ones I grew last year were destroyed in the tornado. It's possible they contributed pollen but I don't know yet, all winter squash died in the rains this year.
And the irony is, I am being supplied squash for eating from a non-gardening friend who simply threw some rotting fruits over her fence and never tended a thing!
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Post by castanea on Nov 30, 2015 22:50:54 GMT -5
This is an extremely vigorous plant and it set many, many fruits so those genes are worth working with. I'll try eating it again after it cures a little to get a better evaluation of the taste. I'll be glad to send you seeds. I'm not sure what I would cross it with, but maybe a dry sweet kabocha type.
My best watermelon last year was a volunteer. Go figure.
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Post by steev on Dec 1, 2015 2:25:14 GMT -5
You never know what will have the shpookies to say "Hey! I'm good; don't trash me."
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Post by flowerweaver on Dec 4, 2015 14:40:10 GMT -5
Since I am breeding against field mice, if I can't develop a harder rind at least I could work on a more prolific crop so there'd be some to eat and some to share.
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Post by castanea on Dec 26, 2015 16:03:00 GMT -5
I ate the one that I photographed above. It had nice flavor and nice sweetness, much better than the squash I picked while it was still dark green. It still has stringy flesh, which I don't care for, but otherwise it's a good eating squash.
Even though this variety produced at least a dozen fruits, this was the only one that turned brown. This is an extremely long season squash.
I have seeds for anyone who is interested.
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