What is this???

[chanceysmama]

I planted some winter squash and have no idea what type this is. I pitched the package that the seeds came in, but it was a variety of winter squashes. I have done some research and cannot find any that look like this one. At first I thought it was a delicata (sweet potato kind) but I dont think it is. All of the pics I found of them they are mainly cream colored with a thin green stripe down them, and mine are mainly green with a light green stripe. These resemble a small watermelon.

[tessa]

that looks adorable.
i don't know what it is, but it's got the colouring of a romanesco.

[shelleybean]

Looks almost like a Cocozelle zucchini but it's too fat. Interesting.

[Granny]

Did you plant just the one kind of winter squash? Or do you have some close neighbors that might have planted a different kind of winter squash?

[chanceysmama]

I planted four types, the seeds came in a variety pack. None of my neighbors planted any squash. I cooked one tonight and the flesh is light yellow and stringy, kind of like spaghetti squash but not as course. I have researched and researched and found nothing that resembles this.

[tessa]

if it's a cross, it won't be because of the neighbours. it'll have happened before the seeds got in the package.
it does look very interesting.
it would be interesting to see what you got if you let one go long enough to get seeds from it and then grew out the next generation.

[chanceysmama]

I think I'll do that, um yeah; how do I do that by the way? I am thinking it has to be cross pollination b/c there is not any info on this anywhere. i have checked out every type of squash out there. I think i'll check at lowes and see if they have any packages of the same kind of seeds left that I bought to see what they are saying it is.

[orflo]

Be careful, if you don't find thesource, it could be a cross with an ornamental squash, and some of these contain poisonous elements, better no eating before you make sure. I f you want to create your own seed, isolate a male and female flower of one variety the evening before they open , use tape or an old bicycle tyre or... to cover the flower so it won't open the next morning. Next morning undo the tape, take the male flower and bring it to the female and pollinate...Make sure no insect interferes, and after pollination, close the female flower immediately with some new tape, within a few days, you can see the fruit developing or falling off, don't forget to mark the pollinated fruit, but , I should repeat, do try to find out if it's a 'true' variety,
Frank