General information and discussion about cultivating melons, cucumbers, squash, pumpkins and gourds.
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March 20, 2015 | #16 |
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May try grilling them this year.
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March 20, 2015 | #17 |
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The other way we cook them is Italian style. Italians also love them. We cook them similar to these two recipes...
Thick Cucuzza soup (or stew): http://sicilycuisine.blogspot.com.au...za-squash.html Cucuzza pasta: https://judysculinaria.wordpress.com...-with-cucuzza/ And when our next Lauki (or Cucuzza) is ready we are planning to try this one: http://www.refinedchef.com/recipes/r...zza-squash.php YUM!!!! |
March 20, 2015 | #18 | |
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March 23, 2015 | #19 | |
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Ok, now I am all confused. I googled Lauki to see about getting some seeds to try of this one too. What I found was this page on Ebay selling them. Of course I had to see what all was offered and noticed that several of the offering all had the word Lauki in them. So I have no idea which one you are talking about. Can you tell me which one I should pick, please? CristiniaJo and Worth... Thanks so much for the ideas on how to cook and the recipes. I'm goign to make little recipe cards from what you supplied so when I pass out veggies this fall, the recipents will also know what to do with them other than start a neighborhood baseball team. Opps, forgot the link. http://www.ebay.com.au/bhp/gourd-seeds |
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March 23, 2015 | #20 |
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Hi Starlight, this is Lauki (Bottle Gourd). It needs a lot of humidity and then it's extremely productive:
This one is only bent because it's growing through the mesh fence... http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/RARE-Ligh...-/140969066080 http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/RARE-Supe...-/130901345065 This one we also grow. They call it Tauri in India and it's less reliant on hot humid weather and it's really a lovely vegetable. You just grate the thick ridges off with a potato peeler, then dice them up and cook them like the simple Lauki Sabzi http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Angled-lu...item20d27bbdfc |
April 3, 2015 | #21 |
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A question
I have grown cucuzzi gourd ages ago! I did not know that it was edible then. (20 years ago!)
. I grew opo recently, (Asian) it is a Lagenaria gourd like cucuzzi. The Opo were were wonderful! They were kind of like a cross between eggplant and zucchini, only sweeter. . This year I will grow Italian Edible. . I prune off the lateral vine tip when it gets pretty long, then the vine will produce horizontal vines, and make more gourds. My problem is I think the dried gourds are pretty cool, and have a hard time harvesting them to eat. |
April 3, 2015 | #22 |
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Oh! I am so jealous! Those gourds are beautiful! Wonderful!!!!!
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