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Post by garrett on Jul 15, 2013 19:36:39 GMT -5
sugarpie X long island cheese?
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Post by directsunlight on Aug 8, 2013 16:16:55 GMT -5
I am trying to grow green striped cushaw (winter). I planted these seeds on June 1st or 2nd. My leaves are turning yellow. Is this a good thing? The plants are growing they are about 6 inches above the ground. I really wonder if they will make fruit. I have one other question. I had also planted some watermellons, but they got mowed down. Will they grow back and have time to grow and be harvested by October? Thanks for your help! Katb84 Generally they set fruit fast and grow fast, so if you haven't seen any cushaws start then you may not see any (well now that it's August that's a sure thing). Maybe they could use some fertilizer. Sometimes I think I water the pumpkins too much and the nutrients get washed out. |
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Post by garrett on Oct 18, 2013 20:04:09 GMT -5
da roach punkins are running harrd.some are close to done.a bunch of babies going.....
gonna be close.
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Post by LinFL on Oct 19, 2013 14:43:54 GMT -5
Roach pumpkins? What are those?
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Post by gardentoad on Oct 19, 2013 20:50:26 GMT -5
Roach pumpkins? What are those? Yes, what are they? Inquiring minds want to know. BTW, how are you doing Red? Hope all is well. |
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Post by garrett on Oct 24, 2013 21:05:46 GMT -5
all is well.hoping same fer youse guys...smiles
my roach punkins are all over the place..
2-3 years ago my new England sugar pie crossed wif some dawg punkins and now I got these hybridized mutant climbing kudzu punkins......
but my they am guuuuuuuuuuuuud.
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Post by LinFL on Oct 25, 2013 10:59:02 GMT -5
Picture, please!
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Post by garrett on Oct 26, 2013 0:05:00 GMT -5
i'm werkin on it liinn...lol
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Post by garrett on Oct 30, 2013 21:37:20 GMT -5
The back mystery. Punk ins are blowing pup.we'll see if fin they have enough time...
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Post by coffeebreak on Oct 31, 2013 10:08:33 GMT -5
Happy Halloween everyone ! This is the last of my Pumpkins for 2013 have a safe and fun Day..  Charles |
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Post by garrett on Nov 3, 2013 21:58:51 GMT -5
nice Charles!
smiles
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Post by garrett on Nov 3, 2013 22:00:04 GMT -5
roach punkins in the back is blowing up.either big max or hubbards......unsure
might get enough time to see.weather is deteriorating.
might have 2-3 weeks left....
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Post by garrett on Nov 6, 2013 1:01:16 GMT -5
the roach punkins are a cross of new England sugar pie and penns dutch crook neck...I think...
they throw a Hershey kiss shaped punkin and a more elongated latter necked Waltham looking punkin...lol
they am tasty though.orange fleshed...moschata leaves....
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Post by garrett on Nov 6, 2013 1:04:06 GMT -5
the punkins in the back are looking to be big max.....I think....they are blowing up hard and fast.
with OUR FALL such as it is looming I hope fer 2-3 more weeks.
looks like 10-15 or so that I can see are off the bloom and in grow mode.
several already look to be in 2-3 pound range.still a light yellow green but are rounding up in shape nicely.smiles
we'll see what happens...
dunno how good max is...I was growing em fer wedding decorations...not to consume....rotfl
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Post by garrett on Nov 7, 2013 19:27:36 GMT -5
no frost yet maxie still gimping along...lol
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Post by garrett on Nov 8, 2013 10:27:56 GMT -5
gulfie says cushaw's are king!
wait for itttttttttttttttttttttttttttttt........................grins
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Post by gulfcoastguy on Nov 8, 2013 22:19:32 GMT -5
The King of Broken Dreams!
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Post by garrett on Nov 11, 2013 20:58:24 GMT -5
if the 36 degree weather doesn't kill my max Wednesday I might pick up another week and a few punkin pounds or so.....
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Post by garrett on Nov 11, 2013 20:58:59 GMT -5
The King of Broken Dreams! big grins.... |
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Post by garrett on Nov 13, 2013 8:58:16 GMT -5
looks like maxie will get another week or so to fatten up.
a few look to be in the 8-10lb range.....lol
redneck minimax........sighs
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Post by garrett on Nov 13, 2013 9:01:29 GMT -5
made a punkin pie last night.homemade crust an everything.lol
thing is da roach punkin seed cavity was all at the bottom.orange pretty flesh.lotsa meat in the neck and around seed cavity.
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Post by garrett on Nov 13, 2013 9:02:15 GMT -5
puree had a cross taste of punkins and yams....smiles
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Post by LinFL on Nov 13, 2013 9:51:35 GMT -5
Ooh, that sounds good. Did you save some of those seeds?
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Post by garrett on Nov 14, 2013 10:03:52 GMT -5
linn I can get you all da seeds you need....smiles
fer roach punkins...and with a little luck some big max?
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Post by LinFL on Nov 16, 2013 10:50:24 GMT -5
I was actually asking whether you saved seeds of the roach pumpkins for yourself, since they did so well!
Do you have a lot of SVB problems in your area? They are terrible here, constantly around from May until fall. The only winter squash I have ever had mature any fruit at all are Seminole Pumpkins, which are C. moschata.
If you also have really bad SVBs, and your pumpkins produced anyway, then yeah, I might try a couple of the roach pumpkins. (I don't have enough space for the big max types.)
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Post by garrett on Nov 25, 2013 0:56:21 GMT -5
no svb's last year.
max is still kicking.lol
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Post by garrett on Nov 26, 2013 9:29:12 GMT -5
upper 30's to mid 30's.max may be done.
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Post by garrett on Nov 26, 2013 18:23:07 GMT -5
well I harvested the biggest 6 punkins/
still some white on the ground side.....
but plenty heavy enough fer this redneck.
they will orange up on the porch.lol
left 4 or 5 smaller ones out there to see what happens.
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Post by directsunlight on Dec 6, 2013 9:40:06 GMT -5
Did butternut squash and cauliflower casserole-- so good we ate it all! Now that we're under half an inch of ice, will cook one of those or a couple of the futsu squash. Gulfcoast, you are right, I think you said they were hard to get production from. My challenge was on the front end. I had to sow seeds 2 or 3 times before they came up and stayed alive! SVBs did kill one of the main vines as well, though the rest of the plant persisted until October. There were two different looks to them-- some were like the pictures, while others were like miniature field pumpkins. The latter were smooth as well, which doesn't really fit.
They don't keep really well (get gray fuzz on the outside that doesn't really seem to hurt anything, yet) and they don't have a lot of meat but what they have is good. There are also a lot of seeds, for those like me who like to season and bake them for snacks.
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Post by garrett on Dec 6, 2013 9:46:11 GMT -5
so what's fer next years punkin hopefuls?smiles
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