So we planted a whole bunch of veggies a couple of months ago and did not mark what we placed in.. It is easy to see celery or tomatoes for example... but, we have this HUGE gound vine growing with large yellow veggies growing.. does anyone know what this is? Perhaps a squash or an early version of watermelon or cantalope??
It's some kind of squash or pumpkin.
Yep, some kind of squash.
Leaves shown are not of cantaloupes or watermelons.
Baby cantaloupes are green and fuzzy.
Baby watermelons that I've seen are green.
Is it possible that this is a yellow pumpkin?
Yes, it is possible. Especially when you did put down some pumpkin seeds. ;-)
Pumpkins grow pretty fast. You'll know for sure real soon.
If it is a yellow pumpkin... has anyone grown this before? what do you do with these? are they edible?
yup, edible, they just aren't orange, same thing to fix as most winter squash- pies, baked, etc- wit til the stem hardens before picking
puzzled tho at the stem being part of the squash, they are usually more 'stem looking'
The vegetable is actually soft when you press on it... does that change anything... where my orange pumpkin has a hard outer "shell"....
How big is this fruit now? Any other fruits on the same vine, yet? And are they also the same?
Winter squash/pumpkins are soft when young. But if the fruits are big and soft then they are probably a summer squash.
All squash get hard when they are mature. Many of the summer squash just do not develop flesh, but get hollow like an ornamental gourd. Others develop flesh, but it is inferior in quality to winter squash. There are orange pumpkins which start out yellow. Big Max and Jack B Little for example. If you know what varieties you planted we can narrow it down. If it happens to be a volunteer or from saved seeds, then it is probably a crossbreed. Most varieties with the precocious yellow gene will have yellow stems.
Yay! Farmerdill to the rescue!
