The leaves on mine are dying back already - is this usual or is there something wrong with them?
most of the many different varieties I'm growing have started to die back as well i noticed today. i think with the warmer dryer summer we are experiencing down south the season will be shorter for some crops. a lot of the differing squashes and pumpkins are also sounding hollow when knocked which i believe is another tell tale sign of ripening.
I'm not going to pick mine as yet though, plan to leave for as long as possible.
So have mine and I have picked them.
More people should grow potimarron-I rate it very highly and to me at least it does indeed taste a bit like a chestnut.
They are ready when they go from sort of yellow? to a deeper orange
That sounds a lovely squash. I love them but OH thinks they are horrible but then he thinks that about a lot of foods I like. Maybe we should cook our own meals ;D ;D ;D.
He'd starve... ;D
Quote from: cleo on August 29, 2009, 16:58:10
So have mine and I have picked them.
More people should grow potimarron-I rate it very highly and to me at least it does indeed taste a bit like a chestnut.
They are ready when they go from sort of yellow? to a deeper orange
I had to look up potimarron- a new one to me and sounds like it is worth trying if it tastes like chestnuts. How do you cook yours? I generally broil slabs of butternuts which we like.
Are these spreading or compact plants. I would like to give them a try next year but haven't got a lot of room.
Quote from: saddad on August 29, 2009, 23:09:40
He'd starve... ;D
Yes he would ;D ;D ;D ; or he would stop complaining ;) ;) ;). I am having an op on my hand on 8th Sept & OH is cooking for that week, oh how I will complain ;D ;D ;D.
I bake/roast/ grill(broil?).
The flesh is quite dense so it suits those types of cooking.
It hasn`t been taken on by `celeb/tv` chefs yet but it will be -but some of us were/will be there first ;D
Got any pics of the plant
Pictures??-it`s been ages since I last used a camera let alone photo bucket but I did try about 10 mins ago
ummm.-now what??
(http://i177.photobucket.com/albums/w217/Dr-Steph/potimarron001.jpg)
fingers crossed for the squash??
one takes a modest bow-been ages since i did that!!!
That's impressive Cleo...
that is a very pretty squash and have added it to my seeds to try list
Are they all that big? One would feed an army. I've been weighing my butternuts and they fall between 2 and 3 3/4 lbs. which is even too large for one meal for the two of us.
And how many do you get per plant? And how much spread is there in the plant.
They ARE beautiful, Cleo. Good job!
They are not too big-the one in the photo is 3 1/2 lb.
I got 5 around that size plus a `tiddler` from two plants(neglected) and they do ramble but not too much-I nipped out some growing tips
Thanks Cleo. It looks a bit like my Red Okra that I got off Saddad
Quote from: cleo on August 30, 2009, 16:13:46
They are not too big-the one in the photo is 3 1/2 lb.
I got 5 around that size plus a `tiddler` from two plants(neglected) and they do ramble but not too much-I nipped out some growing tips
Mine are rampant ramblers. Second year I have grown them and they have done very well this year.
QuoteThanks Cleo. It looks a bit like my Red Okra that I got off Saddad
I think you meant Red Kuri... Shirlton. :-\
Most of my squash are dying back, their fruits look nearly ready. A lot has been very early in my garden this year. Earliest season for most crops I have ever experienced. Even my physallis are ready now.
All that said, my squash crop this year is very poor, I have only one squash on most of my varieties, I think they have been out competed by the sharkfin squash. Of my none sharkfin squash my butternuts have done the best.
Fingers crossed we may have our first ever butternut squash... :-X
Quote from: saddad on August 30, 2009, 23:27:48
Fingers crossed we may have our first ever butternut squash... :-X
Which variety are you growing. I swear by Waltham Butternut, it has never let me down. Out crops most my other squash every year, and squash are not my strong point, because I'm rubbish at watering and have dry soil.
Hunter... free with the "Dig-in" packs
:)
Quote from: saddad on August 30, 2009, 23:31:28
Hunter... free with the "Dig-in" packs
:)
I grew Hunter last year too, they were good but the Waltham blew them away.
I wasn't going to try again until I got the free seed at Malvern ::)
Tried the 'Barbra' butternut as its ment to better in our weather, got to try to find them in the jungle that is my squash bed ;D
Hmm.. my Hunters are looking set to beat the Walthams hands down... to the point where I'll grow Hunter again if the taste is good but I probably wouldn't bother with Waltham unless it tastes fantastic... They didn't get a lot of attention, I'm using squash as a ground clearer this year so maybe I'm being a bit harsh.
chrisc
Quote from: amphibian on August 30, 2009, 23:01:03
Most of my squash are dying back, their fruits look nearly ready. A lot has been very early in my garden this year. Earliest season for most crops I have ever experienced. Even my physallis are ready now.
All that said, my squash crop this year is very poor, I have only one squash on most of my varieties, I think they have been out competed by the sharkfin squash. Of my none sharkfin squash my butternuts have done the best.
your entire comment sounds like my garden wow!! well minus the physallis i have never grown that.
I haven't tasted a potimarron yet, really looking forward to it :)
What and how often do you feed yours? I only have 4 from 6 plants !! Now that the leaves have gone I can see slugs ate a few tiny ones.
I'm also growing some butternuts (harrier), luckily they look like they're doing much better.