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  • From: Road's End Farm <organic87 AT frontiernet.net>
  • To: Market Farming <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: [Market-farming] Blue Hubbard Squash are yellow
  • Date: Fri, 10 Sep 2010 14:01:12 -0400

Did he save the seeds from a squash he bought at market?

It may have been grown in a field with multiple squash varieties, in which case the seed is going to be a cross and the fruit is likely to be variable. Or it may have been a hybrid, in which case what you have now is the F2 generation and the fruit is again likely to be variable, and may be even more so in the next generation.

I'd check for flavor and, if they taste good, save a number of them and take seed for next year from the best keepers; see whether you can develop your own variety. That, of course, is if you're feeling experimental. If you're not, I'd just buy New England Blue Hubbard seed next year. They're extremely good keepers -- but then, I think hubbards in general are extremely good keepers.

If any of them are bitter -- don't eat them (at least not the bitter ones). Or sell them. I'm fairly sure bitter squash can make you sick.

-- Rivka; Finger Lakes NY, Zone 5 mostly
Fresh-market organic produce, small scale


On Sep 10, 2010, at 1:47 PM, Jen and Derek Campbell wrote:

I was given the seeds from a friend who was impressed with how long the blue hubbard stored.  He purchased it last fall at the market and took a picture of it for me to see as it stored on his counter top for 7 months.  They seem in good condition and I"m going to harvest a few and cut them open to see what condition they are really in. 

Jen

On Fri, Sep 10, 2010 at 2:40 PM, Road's End Farm  wrote:
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From: Jen and Derek Campbell 
To: Market Farming 

Sent: Fri, Sep 10, 2010 8:19 am
Subject: [Market-farming] Blue Hubbard Squash are yellow

This is my first year growing blue hubbard squash, they are really big and just recently they turned from blue to yellow, the vines are still healthy and green and I assumed like other winter squash they would be ready to harvest when the vines started to die back and the squash rind was hard.  Any suggestions?  A few are still blue but not many.   Thanks.


There's a variety called Golden Hubbard -- is it possible that you have this, or some other yellow-ripening variety, instead of one of the Blue Hubbards?

Do the fruit seem in good condition? what's the flavor like?








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