Need help with my squash

11 years ago

So I planted my Moschata's on a trellis. I was trailing several varieties, naturally after a few months they all grew together so it is impossible to which is which. I ordered seeds from Baker Creek, looking for good bakers and keepers with resistance to Downey mildew, which has long since taken out my butternut squash. Several of what I have left are growing like wild (over 70') and producing 7-14 lb. fruit that are colored just like baby butter nuts, but pumpkin and neck pumpkin shapes as described in the Baker Creek catalog, but not the dark green color pictured. Has anyone grown these, and if so, what size fruit did yours have and how did it taste? Mine came on quite late, but are producing like crazy now, and a few are beginning to change to a tan color as they begin to ripen. Don't know how many I'll get before first frost. Thanks in advance. This one weighed 14 lbs.

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Mauldintiger (Greenville SC, 7b)
Original Author
11 years ago
No problem, from Baker Creek I planted Waltham butternut, Geramoun Martinique, Palav Kadu, and from Seedwise, a 3rd generation Butternut/Seminole OP hybrid. I agree that's what it looks like, but Seminoles only weigh up to 2-3 lbs, this thing is fourteen lbs. I think it's either the cross or Geramoun. Size makes me think Geramoun maybe, color makes me think cross. Whatever it is Downey mildew doesn't bother it and the vines are huge.
Mauldintiger (Greenville SC, 7b)
Original Author
11 years ago
OK, I qualify as an idiot, went the laundry room, my squash curing are and found these:

Looking exactly like the BC catalog pics of Geramoun Martinique, a neck pumpkin and a flattened pumpkin, just like the description.

From the Seedwise catalog I stole this pic
That looks like a 6x6 post to me, and doubt they would use anything smaller in a load bearing situation, so some of the squash pictured could be in the 14-15 lb. class. It appears some of the seeds are producing squash looking more like Seminoles. These were dark green as babies, like Seminoles and weigh 3-4 lbs like Seminoles:

So I guess the takeaway is that one seed produced these and another produced the big ones with baby butternut coloration. Some of the big ones are pumpkin shaped also. The same company sells one called Pennsylvania Roadside Squash, it appears from this pic that I could have gotten them.
These are described as large squash with variable eating quality, hope that's not what I have, since none of mine are ribbed. Anyone that has any ideas or experience with these please chime in. Thanks
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zzackey
11 years ago
I think it might be a cushaw squash.