Pumpkins/Winter Squash. What are you growing this year?

KLorentz · February 8, 2011

Well we have been talking peppers and tomatoes so how about punkins and winter squash? What is everyone going to grow this year? I know Red is going to say one of his will be Cushaw.

I have 3 French heirlooms and these.

Atlantic Giant

Winter Luxury

Howden

New England Pie

Dickenson ( Cheese Type)

Turner Family

Australian Butter

Kobacha

Black Futsu

Some pretty cool stuff.Can't wait to try the new to me ones and see how my old favorites do.Btw watch out for Satan's Vile Brethren aka Squash Vine Borers.

Kevin

Tormato · February 9, 2011

Ironbark
Knife River
Tahitian Melon
Tetsukabuto F1
Upper Ground Sweet Potato
And an unknown volunteer, from a neighbor.

...for starters.

Tormato

walkinggin · February 9, 2011

I wish I had more space because winter squash are nearly tied with tomatoes as my favorite summer crop. I am lucky to be in an area that doesn't attract SV borers. As it is I'll be crowding a bit to grow:

Butternut Rugosa (Seeds from Italy)
Pennsylvania Dutch Crookneck (SSE)
Gill's Golden Pippin (Sandhill)
Tonda Padana (Seeds from Italy)

ginny

tjg911 · February 9, 2011

butternut and buttercup. usually it's just the former but i'm sure i can get buttercup plants to survive the svb by covering the plants with frc until july 4th. it worked for delicata this past summer no reason it shouldn't for any squash.

vagardener434 · February 13, 2011

I am planting Blue Hubbard to be used as a "trap crop". I'm gonna plant them on the outside edges of the gardens. Supposedly they are the preferred cucurbit of the cuke beetle and other pests. I had a tough time with the cuke beetles last year, so I'm gonna try to attract them to the Blue Hubbard and spray the heck out of 'em.

fortyonenorth · February 14, 2011

I'm growing:

Greek Sweet Red (moschata)
Waltham Butternut
Musquee de Provence
spaghetti
Sucrine du Berry (moschata)
Thelma Sanders Sweet Potato (acorn type)
Scarchuks Supreme (a pepo with, allegedly, some degree of borer resistance)
Seminole (moschata)

February 8, 2011	#1
KLorentz Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Stryker, Ohio Posts: 995	Pumpkins/Winter Squash. What are you growing this year? Well we have been talking peppers and tomatoes so how about punkins and winter squash? What is everyone going to grow this year? I know Red is going to say one of his will be Cushaw. I have 3 French heirlooms and these. Atlantic Giant Winter Luxury Howden New England Pie Dickenson ( Cheese Type) Turner Family Australian Butter Kobacha Black Futsu Some pretty cool stuff.Can't wait to try the new to me ones and see how my old favorites do.Btw watch out for Satan's Vile Brethren aka Squash Vine Borers. Kevin

February 9, 2011	#4
tjg911 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: zone 5b northwest connecticut Posts: 2,570	butternut and buttercup. usually it's just the former but i'm sure i can get buttercup plants to survive the svb by covering the plants with frc until july 4th. it worked for delicata this past summer no reason it shouldn't for any squash. __________________ I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the end of the night He’s gotta be strong And he’s gotta be fast And he’s gotta be fresh from the fight I need a hero I’m holding out for a hero ‘til the morning light He’s gotta be sure And it’s gotta be soon And he’s gotta be larger than life

February 9, 2011	#2
Tormato Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: MA Posts: 4,971	Ironbark Knife River Tahitian Melon Tetsukabuto F1 Upper Ground Sweet Potato And an unknown volunteer, from a neighbor. ...for starters. Tormato

February 9, 2011	#3
walkinggin Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Burbank, CA Posts: 196	I wish I had more space because winter squash are nearly tied with tomatoes as my favorite summer crop. I am lucky to be in an area that doesn't attract SV borers. As it is I'll be crowding a bit to grow: Butternut Rugosa (Seeds from Italy) Pennsylvania Dutch Crookneck (SSE) Gill's Golden Pippin (Sandhill) Tonda Padana (Seeds from Italy) ginny

February 13, 2011	#5
vagardener434 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: Freeman, Virginia Posts: 90	I am planting Blue Hubbard to be used as a "trap crop". I'm gonna plant them on the outside edges of the gardens. Supposedly they are the preferred cucurbit of the cuke beetle and other pests. I had a tough time with the cuke beetles last year, so I'm gonna try to attract them to the Blue Hubbard and spray the heck out of 'em.

February 14, 2011	#6
fortyonenorth Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: NW Indiana Posts: 1,150	I'm growing: Greek Sweet Red (moschata) Waltham Butternut Musquee de Provence spaghetti Sucrine du Berry (moschata) Thelma Sanders Sweet Potato (acorn type) Scarchuks Supreme (a pepo with, allegedly, some degree of borer resistance) Seminole (moschata)