From

Location

Message

Date Posted

Eastern Washington State

So just now the family dug into a variety I grew this year called 'Futsku'. Very tasty! Definitely one to grow next year. It was deeply ribbed so you miss some of the meat but wow the flavor of that squash was just perfect. I liked it as much as a Delecata. Unfortunately I only got one ssquash on the plant so it'll be at least another year before the next one crosses our plates. Anyhow that's my new favorite. what's yours?

12/18/2011 9:11:56 PM

Minnesota

A hotel owner gave me some squash seeds, we got talking about Pumpkins and he told me about these squash he grows and they taste so good people who don't like squash like this kind, he did'nt know what kind it is. I could send you a few if you want to grow them!

12/18/2011 9:42:16 PM

Long Island,New York

We like the Marina di chioggia squash for a slightly nutty taste and good texture.

12/18/2011 10:22:22 PM

Boise City, Oklahoma, USA

White Pattypan... kinda hard to get the seeds, found them at Hazzard Seed and got them on my spring list. I'll let people know when I get them early this spring as I will end up with a lifetime supply as Hazzard is wholesale-to-trade and sells their seeds in bulk quantity. (will have a bunch of seed free for asking, probably in March)

12/19/2011 2:07:48 AM

Bethlehem CT

buttercup and butternut are two of my favorite.

12/19/2011 7:27:09 AM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Kubucha, Johnny's ButterCup, Sunshine

12/19/2011 1:24:24 PM

South Hero, VT

I second big moon's favs.

12/19/2011 7:24:25 PM

Eastern Washington State

The futsu is the same species as butternut. Butternut is firmer and a lot easier to process. Futsu is way better in flavor (at least on the basis of this one squash anyway).

Okiegal I totally like white pattypan for a summer squash too.

Shannon what would you say are the pluses and minuses are for those three you mentioned. Have you grown the Marina di chiogga that Glen mentioned?

12/19/2011 9:56:13 PM

Maine

We grew acorn squash this year called Honey Bear. One of the best I have ever had, we will be growing it again next year.

12/20/2011 6:21:52 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

Minus an chiogga...yield and powdery mildew resistance..Johnny's Buttercup yield was excellent, very small seed cavity. Kubucha Sunshine had excellent yield very meaty and small seed cavity. Minus had hard time convincing people to try orange/red skinned squash

12/20/2011 7:53:41 PM

Minnesota

Dont know what kind mine is a hotel owner gave them to me, he got them growing wild next to a fertilizer company in northern wisconsin, they were huge, the u of m does'nt know either, they said the closest they could come up with is a form of japaneese squash. The seeds he gave me were out of smaller ones. He said people who don't like squash like this brand. Never grown squash, I can give 3 or 4 to someone if they want to grow it.

12/20/2011 8:21:40 PM

Menomonie, WI (mail@gr8pumpkin.net)

If its a Japanese squash its kabucha or tetsa something which is a hybrid

12/20/2011 10:21:29 PM

Minnesota

If you have extra room I can send you some seeds.

12/20/2011 11:33:50 PM

Mercersburg, PA

Neck pumpkin is one of my favorites. they skin is easy to peel off before you process it and the hole "shaft" is flesh. they only wasted space is the bell shaped seed cavity. very good for pies--popular around here, sometimes are called Pennsylvania Dutch Crookneck. I saved seeds from one that was 48# this year is anyone is interested.
grew chioggia for the first time this year--neat fruit. hope they taste as good as they are unique.

12/21/2011 8:15:09 AM

Eastern Washington State

Shannon,
I've seen that sunshine hybrid before and passed it over however given your recomendation I'll look for it. That hybrid your talking about is probably a testukabuto. It's a C.maxima X C. moschata hybrid. I grew one this year but haven't eaten it yet.

Have you tried 'speckled hound'?(Johnnys seeds)It's my overall favorite when you factor in both taste and yield. Has done extremely well up year in two very cold seasons. I grew out some F2s from it this year and it looks to be possibly a hybrid between something like Jarradale and something like gold nugget. It does have a cool unusual look to it so perhaps that's a negative if you're selling.

12/21/2011 12:01:47 PM

Eastern Washington State

Richard,
You sold me with the "Found it growing wild at the side of the road, Nobody knows what it is" story! Also might do well up where in our tough climate (high lattitude and altitude). Please email me at bbeecher1-at-clearwire-dot-net. I've got extra seeds of several varieties if you are interested in them.

12/21/2011 12:02:06 PM

Minnesota

O'K. It is a squash. Growing next to a fertilizer company drain or run off, something like that.
This is where I stayed
Beachway motel & cabin Duluth MN he also owns Beach resort cabins & motel Herbster WI
He did'nt know what kind, the u of M said the closest the could come up with was it was like a japaneese squash.

12/21/2011 4:50:23 PM