12-08-2016, 09:51 PM
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okay, it is the soil!
T wrote:
songbird wrote:
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have you ever tried pattypan squash?
No, not yet
Have you grown them and how did they come out. Was there more
food created than off a regular zuke?
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...roducts/2638/2
Squash, summer, scallop (patty pan), cooked, boiled, drained
1 cup Mashed:
Calories 38.4 KCal
Carbs 8.2 grams
fiber 4.6 grams
Glycemic load 3
This is right up my alley!
But, but, but ...
http://gardening.about.com/od/vegeta...Pan-Squash.htm
says
Soil: Patty pan squash does best in a *rich*, well drained
soil and plenty of sun. Patty pan will grow in most
good soils, but prefers a soil pH that is *slightly
acidic*, about 6.1 to 6.5.
I am screwed.
you'll get there eventually. keep scroungin!
songbird
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