a few squash pics
the varigated ones, a cross between kabocha and a local pumpkin of some kind: http://www.anthive.com/img/edibles/t...Squash_thm.jpg supposed to be small squash? i'd hate to meet the parents! http://www.anthive.com/img/edibles/t...ubbard_thm.jpg http://www.anthive.com/project/edibles/ songbird |
a few squash pics
On 2020-09-27 06:10, songbird wrote:
the varigated ones, a cross between kabocha and a local pumpkin of some kind: http://www.anthive.com/img/edibles/t...Squash_thm.jpg supposed to be small squash? i'd hate to meet the parents! http://www.anthive.com/img/edibles/t...ubbard_thm.jpg http://www.anthive.com/project/edibles/ songbird Gorgeous! |
a few squash pics
On 9/28/2020 4:23 AM, T wrote:
On 2020-09-27 06:10, songbird wrote: Â*Â* the varigated ones, a cross between kabocha and a local pumpkin of some kind: http://www.anthive.com/img/edibles/t...Squash_thm.jpg Â*Â* supposed to be small squash?Â* i'd hate to meet the parents! http://www.anthive.com/img/edibles/t...ubbard_thm.jpg Â*Â* http://www.anthive.com/project/edibles/ songbird Gorgeous! I liked them too. |
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Frank wrote:
On 9/28/2020 4:23 AM, T wrote: Gorgeous! I liked them too. thanks! i managed to get a bucket of the small squash gone through yesterday, cleaned and baked. some of them weren't even done yet and i discarded them after previous years experiments in baking or cooking with them i decided i just didn't like them enough and the worms will appreciate them more when i bury them in the gardens later today instead. :) the buttercup variety we tried this year i will give one more try next year. the taste and texture are a lot more like an acorn squash than the buttercup i was hoping for. the kabocha and pumpkin variegated cross seems to be doing well enough so we'll keep growing that. i haven't cooked up any of the hubbards yet, i hope they store and age well as i'm not sure when i'll get back to them to cook one up. songbird |
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On Saturday, October 3, 2020 at 9:00:23 AM UTC-4, songbird wrote:
Frank wrote: On 9/28/2020 4:23 AM, T wrote: Gorgeous! I liked them too. thanks! i managed to get a bucket of the small squash gone through yesterday, cleaned and baked. some of them weren't even done yet and i discarded them after previous years experiments in baking or cooking with them i decided i just didn't like them enough and the worms will appreciate them more when i bury them in the gardens later today instead. :) the buttercup variety we tried this year i will give one more try next year. the taste and texture are a lot more like an acorn squash than the buttercup i was hoping for. the kabocha and pumpkin variegated cross seems to be doing well enough so we'll keep growing that. i haven't cooked up any of the hubbards yet, i hope they store and age well as i'm not sure when i'll get back to them to cook one up. songbird I planted buttercups this year and didn't think they yielded anything. Recently, I went out to the pumpkin patch and noticed 7 or 8 of them hiding under the leaves of the pumpkin vines. The cantaloupes did well, but we didn't get anything from the petit gris melons. The vines were very petit and got buried under the vines and leaves of the usual pumpkins. We planted blue hubbards for a few years now; they tend to keep well for several months if kept cool. We put the pumpkin harvest in out unheated garage and if any are noticed spoiling, they go over the fence to the sheep, who really enjoy a pumpkin treat after a couple of months of hay. Looks like a good harvest of the Dikenson pumpkins this year; those are the commercial variety that get processed into the pumpkin pie filling you find at the grocery store. Paul |
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Pavel314 wrote:
.... I planted buttercups this year and didn't think they yielded anything. Recently, I went out to the pumpkin patch and noticed 7 or 8 of them hiding under the leaves of the pumpkin vines. The cantaloupes did well, but we didn't get anything from the petit gris melons. The vines were very petit and got buried under the vines and leaves of the usual pumpkins. Petit Gris Melons were new for us this year and i put them at the sides and ends of two gardens so the vines could sprawl on the rocks and pathways. they did great. for six vines we had about 40 melons total and we ate about 25 of them (at least). next year we're not planning on planting so many since we can't keep up with that many at a time. we ended up giving away about a dozen. towards the end of the season the flavor does decrease which is a sad thing, but they are still edible. i'm planning on growing them again next year. i have a billion seeds saved from these. We planted blue hubbards for a few years now; they tend to keep well for several months if kept cool. We put the pumpkin harvest in out unheated garage and if any are noticed spoiling, they go over the fence to the sheep, who really enjoy a pumpkin treat after a couple of months of hay. do you have to cut them up first? how do you describe the flavor/texture of a hubbard? Looks like a good harvest of the Dikenson pumpkins this year; those are the commercial variety that get processed into the pumpkin pie filling you find at the grocery store. squash and pumpkin are pretty much the same thing. when you read up on what the big processors use for their pie filling it is a squash variety. i'm always happy with pumpkin pies and wouldn't mind having the filling home made but in recent years we've taken to eating things without crusts instead so we do more like apple crisps and puddings with fruits and such. songbird |
a few squash pics
On Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at 11:49:00 AM UTC-4, songbird wrote:
Pavel314 wrote: ... I planted buttercups this year and didn't think they yielded anything. Recently, I went out to the pumpkin patch and noticed 7 or 8 of them hiding under the leaves of the pumpkin vines. The cantaloupes did well, but we didn't get anything from the petit gris melons. The vines were very petit and got buried under the vines and leaves of the usual pumpkins. Petit Gris Melons were new for us this year and i put them at the sides and ends of two gardens so the vines could sprawl on the rocks and pathways. they did great. for six vines we had about 40 melons total and we ate about 25 of them (at least). next year we're not planning on planting so many since we can't keep up with that many at a time. we ended up giving away about a dozen. towards the end of the season the flavor does decrease which is a sad thing, but they are still edible. i'm planning on growing them again next year. i have a billion seeds saved from these. We planted blue hubbards for a few years now; they tend to keep well for several months if kept cool. We put the pumpkin harvest in out unheated garage and if any are noticed spoiling, they go over the fence to the sheep, who really enjoy a pumpkin treat after a couple of months of hay. do you have to cut them up first? Generally they smash to pieces when I toss them over the fence but frequently I cut them into several segments. how do you describe the flavor/texture of a hubbard? Unfortunately, neither my wife nor I could recall anything unusual about them. They were a good squash for eating or baking into a pie. Looks like a good harvest of the Dikenson pumpkins this year; those are the commercial variety that get processed into the pumpkin pie filling you find at the grocery store. squash and pumpkin are pretty much the same thing. when you read up on what the big processors use for their pie filling it is a squash variety. i'm always happy with pumpkin pies and wouldn't mind having the filling home made but in recent years we've taken to eating things without crusts instead so we do more like apple crisps and puddings with fruits and such. Have you ever tried making custard inside of a pumpkin? I read that it was a favorite of George Washington. We tried it once. I thought it was pretty good but my wife didn't care for it. https://www.aveggieventure.com/2009/...h-custard.html songbird |
a few squash pics
Pavel314 wrote:
songbird wrote: .... how do you describe the flavor/texture of a hubbard? Unfortunately, neither my wife nor I could recall anything unusual about them. They were a good squash for eating or baking into a pie. ok, well at least they were not obviously horrible. :) i think the next batch of squash i bake up i'll do one of the smaller hubbards just to see what it is like. we just finished off the last of the first batch i baked up of the smallest squash. .... Have you ever tried making custard inside of a pumpkin? I read that it was a favorite of George Washington. We tried it once. I thought it was pretty good but my wife didn't care for it. https://www.aveggieventure.com/2009/...h-custard.html i would probably like it, i like custards in general. we don't have pumpkins here that we've grown so no real reason for me to try it. also we don't have extra milk/eggs to use up and i'm trying to avoid extra calories so unlikely to give this a try any time soon. something on my list first will be a rice pudding the way Mom used to make it when i was a kid. in the past umpteen years she's been making it another way and it just isn't the same. i'm really not that big on rice so if i'm going to eat it this is the way i'd like to have some. songbird |
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