Here is a pic of some (about a sixth) of our winter squash this year. Organic, and grown from seed.
This message was edited Oct 28, 2006 8:45 PM
Some of my haul
That's quite a festival of squash you've got there! Beautiful harvest.
Eatin' my heart out in NY!
Beautiful squash! Stunning, professional caliber picture.
Tombak please take some individual pictures of your squash and label them for us. I would esp love to see the name (and a close-up :) of the larger darker squash in the upper right hand corner of your picture (it's partially covered by a smaller dark one).
Fantastic picture BTW! Ü (I can't believe I missed saying that above). :S
Scrummy!!! Whats the cream/green ones called?? Are they all good keepers??
Great! You did a spectaculaer job growing all those varieties. You've inspired us for next year.
I have to get all the squash into the garage for winter this week. I will take some individual pics and label them before i put them up.
I have posted some squash and melon pics from this year. You can view them from here.
http://davesgarden.com/pf/imagesbyuser.php?user=tombaak
Some of the squash pictured above are there individually.
Melissa
Grrr - what I really hate is the ones I gave you seeds of - and I got nada!!! LOL! So glad yours did so well; you are an inspiration.
I just bought "The Compleat Squash" and I'm gonna catchya next year, my friend!
Great photos...
Thank you Melissa (re pics and labelling :) I've been admiring your PlantFile pics and am now thinking of growing 'Sunshine' next year. By any chance did you grow "Fairytale' this year?
Pam
Wow! I guess you don't have problems with squash bug, cuke beetle and vine borers? I replanted my 4th of July under insect barrier, removed it in the first week of August. The squash bugs found them immediately and I did a lot of hand picking but couldn't keep up so ended up spraying a couple of times so they're not organic -- but this is the first year we've been able to eat squash! The jumbo pink banana is our favorite.
I didn't grow fairytale, maybe something i should try next year...
Sequee gave me the sunshine seeds, they are so lovely!
The complete squash is a fantastic book to look at. I noticed she is very general with the varieties though, she says stuff like 8 ball and ronde de nice are the same etc. We know different don't we Sequee.
I do have squash bugs, i try and pick them but never get them all. I don't think i have them as bad as some though. And because of how many squash i grew i think they got their share and i still got mine. I also start my plants indoors and transplant much larger than advised, i've never had problems with it and i think it gives them a bit of a running start here in the short seasoned high desert.
Thank you Tombaak!!!!!....your labelling/pics will help me with my seed purchases for next year. Ü The other dark one I'm really curious about is the one in the bottom left hand corner.
Jozeeben yours was also an impressive haul! Ü
What gorgeous pictures!
Good eats!
Tombak: Thanks to you I just ordered a ton of squash seeds that probably won't produce for me, but I have to try...lol
Hello Squash People!
I'm a newbie to veggies!
Where do you order your squash seeds from? I'm a newbie in zone 9a, and will be growing in the next season (mid-March). I'll order my tomato seeds from TGC.com. Do they have the squash seeds, too? I have a few questions, if ya'll don't mind:
Should I start the squash seeds in January with the tomato seeds and green and bell peppers, and then transplant them all to the H/EBs together, or do the squash need another season besides the summertime to produce? Should they be grown in the cooler months, etc. Any planting schedule advice would be much appreciated.
P.S. I agree it makes sense to hold off the transplanting a little longer until the plant gets well established. Seems it would be a sturdier transplant and have more defense against the dreaded squash bugs if it were a bit larger/older. Thanks for that advice. I might just do the same with the tomato transplants, too, to give them a running start.
Should I use the same pesticides/insecticides for the squash as for the maters? So far, on the tomato forums, I'm hearing Messenger & Bug-B-Gone and Dolamite? (or is that the fertilizer?) on a regular spraying schedule for the maters. Please advise, as I'm stocking up on what I'll need to have on hand for the March transplanting! Thanks!
Linda
Congratulations! You did very well, that is a fabulous stash. Great picture.
Jozeeben,
GREAT PIC! CONGRATULATIONS!
P.S. Anybody got a pic of a vine borer? And is the cuke beetle the same one as the spotted cucumber beetle in the plant files? Just getting ready for my first growing season!
Here's a couple of threads that talk about the vine borers & have links to photo's and supply sites:
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/625632/
and
http://davesgarden.com/forums/t/446219/
The row covers let the plants get big enough (and maybe it was late enough in the season) that the borers didn't have much impact on my second planting. Next year I'm going to do several plantings to see how they fair. I posted the wrong picture above (oops) this one is clearer.
Top row - Gurney's Argonaut (prolific hybrid); 2nd from top - Jumbo Pink Banana (our favorite); then Jarradale (gray-green ribbed) Snack Jack & Jack-o-Lantern pumkins with a few Walthan Butternut mixed in. Greened striped cushaw, sweet keeper and buttercup towards the bottom.
