Topic: How are everyones squashes doing

[pigeonseed]

Thanks for the encouragement goodlife! We will have a few good suppers, I'm sure.

I'm already planning next year - I'm going to give over a much bigger area to squash for a start and in a less steep and exposed part of the plot - so maybe that will help!

[1066]

Well done Pigeonseed - I also know it's not been a perfect year for growing them, so You've done brilliantly. Keep on truckin !

Oh, and if you are planning on a few more next year I know someone with loads of great seeds  ;)  :D  ;D

[Squash64]

I picked these today

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The funny thing is, all except the three Crown Prince on the left are supposed to be Butternuts!

I am absolutely certain I didn't get plants mixed up (not even Shirl's funny Bonbon) so I suppose there were 'rogue' seeds in the packet.

[goodlife]

Ohh..your butternuts look good size...all of them ::) ;D Yes it is year of the messed up seed packets...and it aint our fault!

[realfood]

The ones from the rogue seeds look as if they are from seed that has been cross-pollinated.

[Bugloss2009]

I picked these today

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The funny thing is, all except the three Crown Prince on the left are supposed to be Butternuts!

I am absolutely certain I didn't get plants mixed up (not even Shirl's funny Bonbon) so I suppose there were 'rogue' seeds in the packet.

that's just you again with your phallic obsession  :D

[Squash64]

I picked these today

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The funny thing is, all except the three Crown Prince on the left are supposed to be Butternuts!

I am absolutely certain I didn't get plants mixed up (not even Shirl's funny Bonbon) so I suppose there were 'rogue' seeds in the packet.

that's just you again with your phallic obsession  :D

Hehe, you should see some of the ones I picked the other day  :o
Shirl was shocked when she saw them. ;)

[Mortality]

I picked these today

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The funny thing is, all except the three Crown Prince on the left are supposed to be Butternuts!

I am absolutely certain I didn't get plants mixed up (not even Shirl's funny Bonbon) so I suppose there were 'rogue' seeds in the packet.

Wow, i like the look of the long orange ones,  let us know what the rogues taste like and where did you get the seeds?

[GrannieAnnie]

See anything strange about this butternut squash?

[shirlton]

Surely the stem should be at the narrow end.

[chriscross1966]

See anything strange about this butternut squash?

Looks like Violin, they're bigger at the stem end sometimes...

[oliveoyl_25]

I've just cut open my very first squash of the year (a turks turban) to make a curry with and what an almighty pong !!  It had gone bad  :-[ I only cut it off the plant a couple of weeks ago.

[Bugloss2009]

aren't Turk's Turbans mainly ornamental? not very good to eat anyway?

[oliveoyl_25]

I've read differing views - some say lovely, others, not so good, so I thought I'd try for myself... but not today clearly.

Just been to the allotment and brought home a musquee de provence... it's HUGE! Still dark green all over though... I hope it's ripe inside.

[1066]

got my fingers crossed for you OliveOil!
Shame about the Turks Turban. I wonder why it has gone off?

[Bugloss2009]

I've read differing views - some say lovely, others, not so good, so I thought I'd try for myself... but not today clearly.

Just been to the allotment and brought home a musquee de provence... it's HUGE! Still dark green all over though... I hope it's ripe inside.

my musque de provence are also huge, and also very green, and still growing  :)

[oliveoyl_25]

Well it's beautifully orange inside and smells decidedly better than the TT, so squash curry is still on the menu... probably every night for the next 2 weeks lol.

I've still got 2 more MDP growing, I picked this one because the vine had disintegrated.

[saddad]

All mine are in except the shark's fin which are growing on a fence not on the ground...  :-\

[GrannieAnnie]

See anything strange about this butternut squash?

Looks like Violin, they're bigger at the stem end sometimes...

but the others on the vine look normal.

[earlypea]

Sadly my early picked Queensland Blue have developed mould on the stems these past couple of days.  It's been so humid indoors and out, I suppose that's why.

I'm going to have to eat one and give one away.  I'm hoping they have some flavour at least.  One's still maturing on the trellis, although it has a constant pool of water in the top of it from the rain, so I fear that stem might rot too.

It's a shame because I wanted to take a photo of all of my squashes together to remind me of my squash wonderland this year because I don't think I'll be able to grow so many ever again and half of them are still out there.