Native American squashes

[TZ-OH6]

We've found arrow heads on our property, so maybe my garden was used in the distant past...and so I think I might like to grow some squashes native to the area next year(Ohio, Northeast/midwest woodland Indian tribes). The only modern equivalents I could find have been.

Scallop/pattypan, summer squash
Crookneck-straight neck, summer squash
Orange pumpkin, winter squash


Acorns and zucchinis were invented in Europe, so they are out.


Does anyone know of any other equivalents to the original squashes of this area?

[DeanRIowa]

I have been growing Table Queen Acorn squash, which is supposed to be a similiar variety from the Arikara tribe.

Why do you say, acorns were invented in Europe? Just wondering.


Maybe you could grow: Lakota Winter Squash


Table Queen Squash Info:
Hybridized by Iowa Seed Company; Year of Registration or Introduction: 1913. The Arikara tribe grew a similar heart-shaped squash, and this variety is believed to have been developed from the Arikara strain. Typical dark-green acorn. Deep orange flesh is sweet, dry and thick. Vines grow 6-8' long, good drought tolearance. Good keeper, hard to beat for baking. 58-90 days.


Dean

[TZ-OH6]

http://books.google.com/books?id=qro...esult&resnum=5

Google search for [C pepo New England]

Historical Geography of Crop Plants

[...Some of these may have originated in Europe by hybridization...for instance the acorn squash... 1590... may have been a hybrid of a scallop and a pumpkin...]


Thanks for the info on the Lakota