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Any ideas on this one.
I bought a squash from our local hospice fete that was described as a cross between a melon and a cucumber.  I planted it and it has scrambled up the runner bean netting.  It has yellow flowers and the fruits are now the size of a large grapefruit and dark green with yellow/lime green stripes.  The fruit is ball shape, slightly oval.
Any ideas when it should be picked ?  I am tempted to take one and try it now but my sister (who i plot share with) talked me out of it.  I will try to get a piccy tomorrow.

I think it may be a CucumberxMelon ' Mira@ F1. Check this link and check if it looks like this. Hope it helps. there's another one I have heard of somewhere just can't remember which website I was on. :)

http://www.fothergills.co.uk/en/cucumber-x-melon-mira-f1-2385.aspx

Found the other one it's called a Melon Armenian will try and find a pic.

Went to lotty yesterday.  It is now the size of a football.  tried to take a photo but can't download it for some reason.  Will try later tonight.I am taking bets as to what colour the flesh will be.

http://www.thepumpkinpatch.com/wintersquash.htm
There is another mystery squash that we have had sucess with.  It is most like no 17 on the above link.  Do any of you squash fans think this is plausable ?  It was either gifted seeds from next door (unlikely as I now think they were slugged) or saved seeds from a supermarket acorn squash.

If it is as big as a footy Baggy  I wouldn't have thought it one of the acorns as I am sure they are smaller.  Sounds more like a squat pumpkin type squash.  Come on....post a pic....put us out of our misery!

Sweet dumpling is typically even smaller than an acorn. How about Carnival? A acorn shaped squash that can get quite big. Or, as EJ says, perhaps the bees were being promiscuous, as they generally are?

Could it be Pepita?

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There are loads of cues on the Seeds of Italy site described as cue/melon. See this page:

http://www.seedsofitaly.sagenet.co.uk/othersalad1.htm

Sorry, I have mislead you.  The foot ball one is now orange and smooth (the one i got from the hospice fete) and I am pretty sure it's a pumpkin of some type.  The others started off as yellow capsicum shaped thing but they have developed into something similar to the above photo but with grooves where the green is.  This is making no sence is it.  I will try to put a piccy up if OH will help.

any ideas

I would say winter carnival.  I grew them last year.

Check out this link......http://www.johnsons-seeds.com/images/detail_images/A0379.jpg

Yep - that's it.  Are they any good and what is the best way to eat them ?  Curried or roasted ?

The first picture posted by DP is the one I have grown this year.
I am told that inside it looks like spaghetti ..the Governor is too scared to cut it as we are not sure how to cook the darned thing.
I placed a 'help' plea in recipes earlier this week and did get a link to some interesting ideas.

Derek

imagine my excitement when I found one exactly the same under a leaf! The size of a footie, and the same shape and markings. I planted a squash selection from a friend, and I am expecting this one to be a spaghetti squash. How do I post a photo please for comparing notes? :-[

knew the instructions would be 'ere somewhere! ::)

wiv a pound coin balanced atop of the squash ;D

Roasting is good Baggy, but that is how I likes my squashes!