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Post by James on Jul 13, 2015 15:51:27 GMT -5
Pumpkins will cross pollinate with all the other squash and gourds too. So if you save seeds from a garden where these other things are grown or if the neighbors have other squash or gourds, you can be assured that you will have some hybrids next year, and they can take on a lot of different shapes, colors, sizes, etc. For this reason, I seldom save seed from my squash or pumpkins, but prefer to buy new seed from the nursery each Spring. Then I get what I thought I planted. Yes, I have at times planted saved squash seeds, and it is interesting what may come of them.
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Post by OregonRed on Jul 14, 2015 10:50:43 GMT -5
this isn't pumpkin, it's winter squash, don't know where to post it. thought it would be fun to watch it grow together - this is the banana squash I got from Lat33. these babies get to be 4' long and 18" across! every 2 days it's doubled! I have about 6 of these on the plant. I have had to trim many of the leaves and vines to allow light to other plants around. there are 3 other squash plants in the bed, and they appear to wait yet for pollination!
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Jul 14, 2015 11:09:59 GMT -5
Nice squash....first year for me to do these banana squash as well, inspired by james's squash pictures he had. Had a squash but it is yellowing so it didn't get pollinated...did these very late this year. Can't wait.
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Post by lisaann on Aug 1, 2015 7:22:52 GMT -5
Would you just look at this mess:
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Aug 1, 2015 7:36:04 GMT -5
Sad What did them in? Did you have the SVB?
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Post by lisaann on Aug 1, 2015 7:48:41 GMT -5
I think a multitude of sins were at work.
Powdery mildew set in first, and then came the squash bugs and probably a SVB, but I think the powdery mildew was just so bad, so fast, from this rainy humid weather, that was the main culprit.
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Post by desertwoman on Aug 1, 2015 10:11:55 GMT -5
Oh my goodness. Are the fruits anywhere near ready to be curing or are they heading for the compost pile?
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Post by lisaann on Aug 1, 2015 10:40:10 GMT -5
DW,
Dang, I just don't know. Remember I thought I planted Howden pumpkins. OP's, saved seeds, but they obviously crossed with a zuke somewhere in the neighborhood.
I'm going to clean up the area and let the goofball cross cure in the sun.
The shell is hard and maybe this cross doesn't need as long of a growing season a real Howden pumpkin , which is 100 days or so. This planting has only been in the ground since 5/22, from transplants I started in the house.
Guess time will tell.
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Post by lisaann on Aug 1, 2015 11:33:23 GMT -5
I'm back with another update pic today:
Shoo!
SVB damage, gonna cut them open and admire,
And one that seems okay: Whoopty doo! hahaha What a waste of space that I wouldn't have grown anything in anyway, but all that crap to dispose of. I ain't composting any of that!
Well now you guys can see what SVB frass looks like up close and personal.
What a scroungy day! hahhahahaha
JUST sharing!
And this proves you should look at stuff CLOSE UP, not from a 3 foot distance!
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Post by brownrexx on Aug 1, 2015 19:50:18 GMT -5
I HATE SVB's
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Post by lilolpeapicker on Aug 2, 2015 6:30:47 GMT -5
How do you cure your pumpkins and squash? I was reading ya need temps in the 80's but when I harvest them temps are no where near that.
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Post by desertwoman on Aug 2, 2015 10:14:18 GMT -5
I don't think I have ever cured them in the 80's. It's always fall. I just leave them on the ground in the garden and let them sit for a week or two. Then they sit on my kitchen counter. (I love looking at them) They hold up many months.
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