General information and discussion about cultivating melons, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins and gourds.
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October 9, 2012 | #16 |
Tomatovillian™
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Location: western Colorado zone 5
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I bought the plants at the garden center here, I meant if I saved seed from them they could be mixed. Long smooth and some were getting length ways ridges kinda, No butternut peanut shape to them. Plants were labeled. These squash should have ran true. I keep wondering if banana.
Store prices was very high last year on winter squash. Not huge ones, they started out $2.49 a pound at Krogers the came down to $1.99 and then had a sale at .79. I did buy some for the winter. I will have to cook one and freeze the extra. Thanks. |
October 9, 2012 | #17 |
Tomatovillian™
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Oops- forgot to count and measure the next day- better late than never? From 5 vines of Burpee Butterbush I got 51 mature fruits. Most of them weighed in the neighborhood of 2 lbs. with a few less than 1 lb. and several over 3 lbs. The vine lengths were from 8-10 ft. which seems a lot longer than the year that I trellised them on bamboo tepees.
Btw, I've had several PM requests for seeds and I don't have any more to share. The last packet I bought was marked $1.97 so I think it was from WalMart- going to check that out come spring. |
October 11, 2012 | #18 |
Tomatovillian™
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Colorado,
The plants are the problem. Or I should say "purchased plants". Around here it's a joke with teenage workers to change labels on stuff. Especially hot peppers. Whether on purpose or by accident, the plants you got were most likely miss-labeled and not Butternut at all. From your description probably Spaghetti or maybe Luffa plants. Unless they are absolutely fabulous tasting squash, I wouldn't save the seeds as they will very likely be crossed with whatever else is growing in the community garden. JMO, Carol |
October 11, 2012 | #19 | |
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I just weighed my largest Tahitian Melon Squash...23 lbs., and I'm wondering what it's going to taste like. Tormato |
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October 11, 2012 | #20 |
Tomatovillian™
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Tormato, I had not heard of that squash. Hope it is good tasting one. I hope these large squash I have will be good tasting.
Carol, I have the squash laid in the utility room to dry more. Just wait and see. I use a saw knife to cut squash. I do not have since moved up here yet. It was suppose to cut frozen food. HA! nope not for me it didn't but sure saws the squash. I do have a saw as I am sure I can't use a plain knife on them. I was thinking dad used an axe back in the 30's to cut a big squash. Mom would buy pieces most times or buy acorns. KIDS. At that wt I think they are squash. Garden center here buys plants from some grower. Never seen a luffa but know what they are. |
May 8, 2014 | #21 |
Tomatovillian™
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I'm planning to try Butterbush squash this year and am hoping to grow 3 plant in a 5-gallon sub-irrgiated bucket. Is that too many? What do you think thing the best way to support the fruit and growth would be? I think I read about a teepee using poles on here? Would doing a single twine like a tomato work at all?
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May 8, 2014 | #22 | |
Tomatovillian™
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Maybe others will have an easier method or tips that might work for you. kath |
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May 11, 2014 | #23 |
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Kath, what do you mean when you say you found the bamboo teepees to be "difficult and time consuming?" Sorry, I've never grown any type of vining squash before - but I have have grown cukes. The cukes just attached themselves to basically anything - the butterbush squash I'm assuming is even more vigorous? What happens is if you snip off the side shoots?
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May 11, 2014 | #24 |
Tomatovillian™
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The vines don't naturally want to climb or attach to poles, string, etc.; it seemed that they wanted to grow on the ground. The large leaves made them hard to work with and they were scratchy without gloves but with gloves it was easy to damage the vines. I thought the side shoots were necessary so those had to be attached, too, and so they were very bulky to attach to the thin poles.
I'm surprised no one else has chimed in on this one because I've heard that people trellis all kinds of squash. Figured they must know something I don't. kath |
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