Yesterday while Lucy and I were making our rounds outside, we also snapped a few photos of some of the squash and pumpkins we having growing in the backyard.
Check out the Burgess Buttercup squash. Believe it or not, these make the best pies! Better than pumpkin I think. We have a ton of these growing in the garden this year so I’m really excited.
Delicata Honeyboat. I tried growing this squash last year but someone {who shall remain nameless} ran over the plant with his lawnmower so I didn’t get any. Luckily this year I have them growing out of the old oak barrel and along the bottom of the potting bench were I think they’ll be pretty safe.
Howden Pumpkin’s are your standard carving pumpkin. We grow these every year.
So far I only see one Lumina pumpkin growing this year. I’m keeping my fingers crossed there are more and I just didn’t see the others.
Waltham Butternut. My favorite!
Spaghetti Squash or at least I think it is. Maybe not though because aren’t spaghetti squash suppose to be white?
I think this might be a Jarrahdale pumpkin but I’m not sure yet. {I hope it is}
And last but not least, a good old Jack O’Lantern. We have quite a few of these pumpkin growing in various areas around the garden.
Are you growing pumpkins and squash this year?
If so, what kind?
~Mavis
JudiRose says
I’m not so sure that’s a spaghetti squash either. We grow them every year and they’re much more elongated and end up yellow. But maybe it is a different variety from ours.
Lisa says
My squashes fair poorly. I get terrible infestations of squash bugs, and vow not to try the next year. I did plant some Cinderella pumpkins, some in just a bag of manure. I had read about doing that online, and it is working!
I have some gourds (turban and mini-ornamental) on a trellis. I already had one small ripe Cinderella. I made cookies!
My best squash this year came up in the compost heap! There are quite a few acorn squash, some round type like a pumpkin, and some Baby Boo pumpkins. I know the acorn squash came up from discards last winter. I don’t remember throwing out Baby Boo, but I might have after using it for seasonal decorations.
I use acorn squash for my “pumpkin” baked goods! It tastes exactly the same, and cost a lot less than pumpkins. I cook our Jack-o-lanterns too! Other than baked “pumpkin” items, my family does not enjoy squash at all.
Mavis Butterfield says
I love Cinderella pumpkins!!
Cecily says
I have sugar pumpkin, delicata, butternut, jumbo pink banana and galeux d’eysines. I’m glad we have had such a warm, dry summer this year. It looks like I will get lots of squash because of it.
Mavis Butterfield says
I am totally jealous! I would love to grow the galeux d’eysines next year!
Laura Z says
I am glad you got delicata this year. Those are so yummy roasted in the oven with a pat of butter and a little brown sugar and nutmeg.
Susan says
Our pumpkins and squash are doing really great this year! Alng with zucchini, we have butternut, spaghetti and a variety of misc.- one is the Delicata Honeyboat you are showing. We planted a “variety” packet of seeds for fun.
Our jack-o-lanterns are big this year and the jack-be-littles are adorable! Our GD planted them and there are TONS !
I picked corn this morning and froze 20 quart size bags (1 1/2 cups in each) There is still a lot to pick ! I’m hoping to give some to the kids and neighbors!
Our potato plants are dying down – so potatoes soon. Sooo happy DH decided to plant them- have you noticed the price of potatoes lately? I paid (gulp) $3.99 for 10 pounds last week!!
I am very pleased with how the garden did this year! I want to add a few things next year- heirloom tomatoes and MORE beans! Turns out EVERYONE loves Dilly Beans! Who knew!?!? And Rosemary and Dill
Mavis Butterfield says
Oh I bet your granddaughter is going to be soooo happy with all those pumpkins. 🙂
Katie says
I planted 4 spaghetti squash plants – 2 from seed, 2 from starts I bought at a nursery. The ones from the nursery are yellow, the others look just like yours!
Mavis Butterfield says
Okay, thanks for letting me know. 🙂
anne says
I’ve never grown squash but last year I saw a squash vine growing in my tomatoes so I ended up with 2 butternut squash! Had to harvest them a little early because I saw teeth marks in one. Growing squash that I hadn’t even planted made me feel like a master gardener. lol So this year i intentionally planted butternut squash. A few of the babies
rotted and even a few of the bigger ones have too. Also I have powdery mildew from our muggy summer. Any advice from the experience squash growers would be welcome.
Jo Ann Gleason says
We have how den pumpkin, patty pan, yellow crookneck, and romanesco zucchini. The patty pan are my favorites. You just can let them get too big. My favorite way to eat the zucchini is to wrap prosciutto around spears of cut pieces and grill a few minutes on all sides until its crispy. y.u.m.m.y.
Holly says
Don’t worry! My spaghetti squashes remain greenish like yours for a loooong time, but they do turn a beautiful butter yellow eventually. Although i did have a couple cross with a pumpkin last year, and they turned out a little wonky…
Kari says
OMgosh, I planted banana squash this year. It was my first time ever planting squash. This thing is so huge it has taken over my garden. Some of them have got to be 40 lbs a piece by the looks of them, and there are dozens of them. this was soooooo not on the brochure! :). What does one do with that much squash? Do you pull the doorbell ditching trick like zucchini? 🙂
Mavis Butterfield says
Yes! Or donate them. 🙂
Cecily says
When I have a large gathering I put half a banana squash, cut the long way and seeds removed, on my largest cookie sheet, lined with foil {I also put a piece of foil on the oven rack to catch any drips since the squash hangs over the edge of the cookie sheet}. I put a stick of softened butter (or drizzle with olive oil for my vegan family members) and 1 cup brown sugar in the cavity. Sprinkle with salt, pepper and dried sage. Bake at 350 degrees until tender, about an hour. Let cool and gently move to a serving platter. I like to garnish with fresh bunches of sage around the squash. People are always impressed by this dish and it is so easy to make.
Sarah says
Your pumpkins look amazing!! How are they so big already! I have about 25 miniature pumpkins that are about full size, and a 5 or so white pumpkins that are about the size of a softball…and two dozen that are the size of a 50 cent piece. I also planted the standard carving pumpkin…even though the plants are doing fantastic I have yet to see any pumpkins on them. All my pumpkins are doing good…I just wish they were a little bigger right now.
Jennifer says
We are growing Jarrahdale, too. I think ours were a bit more,lobed already by the time they were the size of the one in your picture. So maybe not a Jarrahdale. Alternatively, our spaghetti squash looked just like yours along the way. So, yes, I bet that’s a spaghetti. I read recently that underripe spaghetti’s are edible as though they are summer squashes–just dice and sauté. The strings don’t form until almost ripe, so they are more solid when young. Not sure if the flavor would be all one would hope though.
Desi says
My Jarrahdale pumpkin is a bit more lobed too. Hopefully yours is something yummy!
Subienkow says
I’m in the NorthEast, and we had a decent heat spell early this year, coupled with “just enough” rain. Good news is I’ve got about 2 dozen pumpkins that tip the 15-20 lb. mark. I suppose the bad news is figuring out what to do with them! I figure I’ll process a good chunk of them for later use, but, in all reality, they peaked too early.
My other squashes (zucchini included) are all doing great. I’ve already made a half dozen zucchini breads, and plenty of saute’s with veggies.