[Homestead] Butternut squash
eureka at hctc.net
eureka at hctc.net
Sun Jul 6 17:57:18 EDT 2008
I grew round white zucchinis one year and they were
prolific. At the end of season (when everyone was sick of
eating them) I let the rest go, and they became as big as
watermelon. A city friend brought her little boy out for a
visit and he thought they were dinosaur eggs! Ha ha.
On Sun, 6 Jul 2008 17:49:21 -0400
"Lisa K.V. Perry" <lisakvperry at gmail.com> wrote:
> On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 5:36 PM, <eureka at hctc.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> What is an eight-ball squash?
>
>
> Medium-dark green, small and round like an eight-ball
>for a pool table. It's
> a type of zucchini. If it gets to be softball-size, you
>let it grow too big
> before picking.
>
> I don't recognize many of
>> the winter squash types everyone has been listing. We
>>are
>> growing Texas Indian Moschata, Hokkaido, and Red Kuri,
>>and
>> something called "Red Warty Thing". We've had the
>>Moschata
>> keep for two years on a kitchen counter. Do you
>> homesteaders recognize any of these or am I from another
>> planet?
>
>
> I've heard of Red Kuri and Moschata, I'm sure it's like
>everything else in
> the vegetable world. There are so many varieties,
>especially when it comes
> to regional and heirlooms. It's fun to discover
>something new.
>
> Lisa
>
>>
>>
>>
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