Topic: Squash Fest

[loz]

Hi Wardy

I ended up with two jumbo pinks that are a good size (about 1 1/2 feet log and about 7in diameter) and a load of crown prince.  The blue hubbards were also good, one huge one.

I will curry mine or roast with herbs - lovely.  Soup and risotto too.

I got kings seeds cat this weeks and there are some good varieties in there.  I will try a couple of new ones next year depending on the taste of this years.  I am looking forward to the uri kuchis.

Loz

[Mrs Ava]

Very artistic Wardy!

[Doris_Pinks]

They look lovely Wardy!

I don't know if it is just me, but I think squash flavour improves with keeping/curing a while, the butternuts certainly do.  ;D

[Doris_Pinks]

It is the only veg I won't give away........stores too well!

[colleenemp]

I really want to grow Crown Prince next year, it's my favourite for pie making...any tips? Am on light clay. Yours all look so amazing... :)

[colleenemp]

Mmmmmmm sweet potato........ might try those too....thankyou very much :)
Maybe I can try one in my old dustbin too...if I can stop my neighbours' potato experiments for long enough....darn you Monty Don >:(Ha Ha

[loz]

Hi Wardy

At long last, the final harvest, now all stored and ready to be eaten  ;D

Loz

[BAGGY]

my efforts.  What is the collective noun for sqaush - squish ?

[BAGGY]

Wardy.  I have absolutely no idea what they are.  They are either mutants from a supermarket acorn squash, something I bought from a school fete (I thought I only bought one and there was about 8 plants) or a mutant something or other.  They fella next door gave me one plant I seem to remember ?????  I did keep back supermarket seeds but the only things I bought 'for real' were pink banana and thye seem to be the correct shape.  As for taste, I put them in a slow cooker curry and they went like soft sweet potato.  My sister roasted hers and she said they were unripe.  Do they soften with storing ?  We got about 30 fruits so I can def send as many seeds if you want (pm me) but don't know whether they will come true.  If you like a challenge ???

[loz]

Hi folks, yes, look like winter festival.  I tried my first ones this weekend, roasted in silver foil, whole, 170 deg, about 1.5 hours - superb!!! 8) 8)

They will deffo be on my 2006 list.

Crown prince is the best for currys - retains its texture well. 

Oh, and I had some blue hubbard oven roasted in herbs - another goody for my 2006! 

Loz

[loz]

Yep, no probs  ;D

I am looking for something different too for 2006, so will let you know when I find it  ;)

We are doing chacha at work next year, a kabocha type, so that will deffo be going in (well I have to sample them , don't I, to make sure we are sending out qulaity seeds)  ;D

Loz

[BAGGY]

How spooky.  I was doing the cha cha last night at evening class.  Didn't know it was a squash too.

[wardy]

Reminder to check your stored pumpkins and squashes.  I found two going mouldy this morning - Crown Prince - which had rotted from the base  :'(

I think they had got too hot in the house over Christmas as the heating has never been off.

[Derekthefox]

Mine are still in the shed on the allotment. The biggest problem is mice or rats helping themselves ...

[Tulipa]

I found mine (stored in the garage) with a few soft spots over Christmas, so have made a huge amount of soup for the freezer and will freeze the rest ready for using in curries etc.

[wardy]

Yep, I'd better get cracking too before I lose the lot