buttercup squash

[Annie]

I planted three straightneck squash, they bloomed great and produced a lot of squash about 2 inches long but never grew any longer. Is there such a thing as baby squash. They were labeled but I am beginning to think they were mislabeled.

[John3]

Originally Posted by Annie

I planted three straightneck squash, they bloomed great and produced a lot of squash about 2 inches long but never grew any longer. Is there such a thing as baby squash. They were labeled but I am beginning to think they were mislabeled.

Annie I don't know but I sure hope you saved some seed from them. They would be great for stir fry.
BTW where did you get the seeds from?

[Annie]

I got the plants at an HEB store. I have been using them in salads. Will try to save some seeds but am unsure on squash.

[John3]

What's an HEB store? Do they have a web site I would like to get some baby squash seeds from them. Do you know if they are a hybrid?

Here's some info on seed saving squash seeds (also they can be hand pollinated and caged (isolation)

Insect pollinated. Take caution unless you are hand pollinating, as many summer squash varieties are the same species as many pumpkins and winter squashes. Different varieties of the same species need to be isolated by 1/4 mile to prevent cross-pollination. Barriers such as tree lines, woods or buildings existing between the fields can reduce this distance. Treat summer squash the same as usually done for winter storage of squashes and pumpkins, allowing summer squash varieties to grow to a large size with a hard outside skin. After all squashes have reached this stage, harvest and let them sit for a period of after-ripening for 3-6 weeks or up to several months. Remove the seeds, rinse in water and dry. Use of a 1/2" and 1/4" screen can help with cleaning. Squash seeds remain viable for 6 years under cool and dry storage conditions.

[Annie]

HEB is a grocery store in Texas. I bought these plants at the store because I was late planting seeds and saw these on sale for 40 cents a plant. You might check HEB in San Antonio, Texas. They sell these small squash in their stores but I thought I was buying regular squash when I bought them. They are delicious aster I finally picked them and quit waiting for them to grow to regular squash size. They stayed the same size for two weeks and I decided I was doing something wrong and started looking up baby squash and found there are some listed. Look under baby squash and you will see several listed. They are delicious in salads and I haven't tried them in stir fry but bet they are great there also. Look up baby squash, there are several listed. I have some of the little round ones and then some of the 2 inch ones. Hope this helped. Annie