Squash question - update

[shazzbat]

Hi all,

Thanks to everybody who responded to my query about the squashes which were supposed to be butternuts, but clearly weren't. We're happy calling them the Buttercup/Kabocha type.

Anyway, we went down to the allotment today and brought them home with us. The plant was showing signs of a touch of frost,which was confirmed by the adjacent householders, although we've had no frost at home only 2 miles away. Also we're going to be a bit busy in the next few weeks, so home they came. There are a couple of pics of them here -

?c_photo=3397659425 in the pics, plus about 5 or 6 small ones left on the plants just in case they do anything, and a couple given away already. 30+ from 2 plants, not bad, no?

Steve

[Dwayne]

Steve, have you tried any of them? How do they taste?

I'm not suggesting that you did this, but I used seeds once I had saved from a prior years planting and got some strange results. From then on I have never planted seeds that may have been cross-pollinated, unless it happened while the seed company had them.

Dwayne

[Michael Calwell]

you sure they aren't little gem squash?

[shazzbat]

We're happy calling them the

No, I'm not sure of anything anymore :-))

The main reason for my original post on 08/09 was to ask if anyone knew. The consensus of what others posted and from the sites they posted links to, was that they were most likely Buttercup/Kabocha type ... Ish. It doesn't bother me enough to get worked up about, I get the impression that identification of squashes generally is open to some interpretation.

We haven't tasted them yet, but will later this week.

Again, thanks to all who responded.

Steve