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Post by jocelyn on Sept 12, 2017 9:39:21 GMT -5
]  These two at the front were given to me some years back and have become parents with some Hopi greens. I know nothing about them, just that they are old, no variety name, real good mildew resistance, not bothered by borers. They do well in a dry year too. Some years there are plants with many smaller fruits, other years each plant has slightly few and slightly larger fruits...and some years, all sizes.  |
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Post by jocelyn on Sept 12, 2017 18:43:10 GMT -5
The two salmonish ones behind them are their offspring.
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Day
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Post by Day on Sept 13, 2017 11:58:01 GMT -5
They strike me a little like Gold Nugget squash (http://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/squash/winter-squash/gold-nugget-organic-squash-seed-669G.html)
Do they grown on vines or bush form? Gold Nugget is supposed to be bush, but mine obey that rule for like a week, then sprawl everywhere.
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Post by jocelyn on Sept 13, 2017 12:01:45 GMT -5
They grow as a really rampant vine....20 foot spread most years by late fall.
The fruits all look similar, but sizes are all over the map. They are such healthy plants, productive too, that I think I'll play with them a bit and see what happens.
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Post by keen101 (Biolumo / Andrew B.) on Sept 14, 2017 2:32:12 GMT -5
They look like Orange / Red Kuri Squash to me.
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Post by ericbernhard on Sept 14, 2017 6:05:53 GMT -5
They look like Orange / Red Kuri Squash to me. I would second that. Red Kuri, here called Hokkaido, is pretty much all one finds in stores here in Germany. I have a volunteer that grew out of my worm compost going rampant in my garden right now. They are often used for soup here in Germany, since it is possible to puree the shell once it has boiled long enough, eliminating the need for peeling. |
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Post by jocelyn on Sept 14, 2017 10:16:56 GMT -5
They could be mutts...all kinds open pollinated. I have no history on them, and they sure throw some interesting offspring Here is one  |
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