Members heartstrings Posted June 9, 2017 Members Share Posted June 9, 2017 (edited) The first one is a cluster of three on a crookneck yellow squash plant. See the teeny little squash? This one is a zucchini. The leaves are almost the size of two dinner plates. Edited June 9, 2017 by heartstrings No Nicolaitans 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members No Nicolaitans Posted June 9, 2017 Members Share Posted June 9, 2017 That brings back lots of memories for me from when I was growing up. Thanks! heartstrings 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Administrators Jim_Alaska Posted June 9, 2017 Administrators Share Posted June 9, 2017 This looks like a lot of plants. Do you grow them for sale or for your own use? I can't imagine growing that much squash for personal use, probably because I don't like squash at all. lol I know, I am strange, most people really like squash and enjoy it fresh from the garden. heartstrings 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members heartstrings Posted June 9, 2017 Author Members Share Posted June 9, 2017 We love squash. I will be giving some to my kids, family, church folk etc. There's no way my wife, daughter and I can eat it all. Over the years, we usually only planted like 8 or 10 plants, but I got carried away this year. I have two rows of crookneck over 60' long and a whole row of butternuts the same length. Last year only one or two plants of butternut made more than we wanted. Don't know about selling it. We'll see what happens. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members No Nicolaitans Posted June 9, 2017 Members Share Posted June 9, 2017 I love raw squash and zucchini in my salads...also in pasta salad. Used to love them fried too, but I don't eat fried foods much any more for health reasons. We do still steam them quite often though. heartstrings 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Invicta Posted June 10, 2017 Members Share Posted June 10, 2017 You can fry the flowers in batter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members heartstrings Posted June 10, 2017 Author Members Share Posted June 10, 2017 Awesome. Yeah, my Mom said they were edible. haven't tried any yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Invicta Posted June 19, 2017 Members Share Posted June 19, 2017 I have never tried them but I have seen recipes for them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Invicta Posted September 4, 2017 Members Share Posted September 4, 2017 I have never had much success with butternut. This year they have grown well. We have had some and have a number still on the plant. Will they store? I only had room for one plant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members heartstrings Posted September 4, 2017 Author Members Share Posted September 4, 2017 They will keep for awhile; not sure how long. You might google it. We eat all of ours before they go bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members Invicta Posted September 4, 2017 Members Share Posted September 4, 2017 1 hour ago, heartstrings said: They will keep for awhile; not sure how long. You might google it. We eat all of ours before they go bad. Thanks, I read that they are winter squash. Does that mean they will store for the winter? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Members heartstrings Posted September 4, 2017 Author Members Share Posted September 4, 2017 All I know about them is they taste good baked, then slathered with real butter. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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