Um, so, I've heard the stories of squash mutation, but now I see the the evidence and believe. I did plant muskmelon, aka cantaloupe. I did not plant acorn squash. I did plant cucumbers, heirloom zucchini, and yellow summer squash. So what the freak is this?! When I sliced it open, it smelled like cantaloupe with the texture of zucchini and the shape (obviously) of acorn squash. Is this proof of squash's infamous habit of cross-pollination? Or is this some marvelous fruit squash that I planted unconsciously, perhaps in my sleep? Can anyone solve this garden mystery for me?
oh my goodness, that is completely weird. i don't think it's possible for cucumbers and pumpkins to cross, but i once had a freakish orange squash-like thing from a cucumber plant that was growing next to pumpkins. i called it a "pukin" (long "u"). have you tasted this thing? what's it like?
ReplyDeleteIt tasted a bit like a cantaloupe, but not nearly as sweet. Again, the texture was that of a squash, but more a summer squash than a more fiber-ous cool-weather squash.
ReplyDeleteI can't give you any info on the squash. But, would love to hear if the chickens are still producing some eggs. We are missing our home produced eggs very much.
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