Just to see what would happen. I assumed they would turn to mush and disintegrate by spring. I had a nice squash harvest. So I took some photos. I gave many away, literally leaving them on the neighbors’ porch like a true pumpkin fairy. I ate some and still have a few in the garage. It’ll be April soon, love that I still have a lot of harvest from last year. Also clear sign I like growing squash more than I like eating it.
The butternut squash did what I expected. I see a bit of skin, yet the rest has become one with the east fence-line garden. The musquee de provence, or the Bourdain squash as I call it, is still identifiable yet has flattened into an orange mushy mess. Again, expected.
The unknown variety pumpkin that I purchased from the Farmer’s Market is a firm, hollow, feather-light ball turned large rattle. Nature’s beachball, filled with dried seeds. In the above photo, it’s the largest pumpkin in the center.
Yeah, I’ll be opening this squash on camera, once I do, I’ll post another link to that video. I have got to see what it looks like inside. I did not expect to end up with a squash I can literally play knock knock on, five months after abandoning it to winter snows and spring slush.
It’s really cool!
C.Elisabeth
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