Feral Squash?

organichris · June 2, 2011

Yeah, as far as I remember it was just like any other yellow squash as far as flavor goes. Fruits were small and straightnecked if I remember correctly. I'm thinking its probably a feral Early Prolific Straighneck.

I will examine the fruits if and when I can find some. I won't harvest it until the seed is mature. I may try to plant them next year and see what happen. May grow side-by-side with Early Prolific Straightneck for comparison.

As a side note, I thinking of trying to cross Early Prolific Straightneck with Striata d'Italia this year just to see what it produces. If I could improve the flavor of the EPS and produce something not as viney as the Striata d'Italia.

June 2, 2011	#3
organichris Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Tulsa, OK Posts: 630	Yeah, as far as I remember it was just like any other yellow squash as far as flavor goes. Fruits were small and straightnecked if I remember correctly. I'm thinking its probably a feral Early Prolific Straighneck. I will examine the fruits if and when I can find some. I won't harvest it until the seed is mature. I may try to plant them next year and see what happen. May grow side-by-side with Early Prolific Straightneck for comparison. As a side note, I thinking of trying to cross Early Prolific Straightneck with Striata d'Italia this year just to see what it produces. If I could improve the flavor of the EPS and produce something not as viney as the Striata d'Italia.