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    2014 Winter Squash Recommendations.

    I have finally realised that I am growing too many courgettes and should actually be growing more squashes that I can store for over the winter months.

    This year is the first time I have bothered with butternuts and pumpkin and am getting quite excited at the prospect of having one or two to use when the courgettes are long gone.

    Hence my query;

    Who here grows winter storing squashes? And, what what can you recommend that is good cropping, good storing, good texture and flavour?

    I hope I have posted this in the right place. Thank you for reading this!
    Last edited by daviddevantnhisspiritwife; 05-08-2013, 10:49 PM. Reason: interloping space character
    While wearing your night clothes, plant cucumbers on the 1st May before the sun comes up, and they will not be attacked by bugs.
    Tags: butternut, pumpkin, squashes, winter squash
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    Uchiki Kuri is best for taste, but Thelma Sanders stores the longest for me. I still had some to use up in May this year and they look so good that I use them for decoration til they're cooked )
    They just need bit of spice when they're cooked, but most pumpkin/squash recipes have spices/herbs in
    Last edited by Thelma Sanders; 05-08-2013, 11:02 PM.

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    • #3
      Thank you for the reply. I had seen pictures of Uchiki Kuri and was intrigued. Had not heard of Thelma Sanders, just googled it and found a thread on another forum where someone had like 24 off of two plants last year possibly more! Wow.

      Thanks!
      While wearing your night clothes, plant cucumbers on the 1st May before the sun comes up, and they will not be attacked by bugs.

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      • #4
        Butternut squash are good keepers generally. I'm growing something called winter dumpling which are meant to be good to store, but no fruit have developed yet, so I might not be able to confirm one way or the other.

        Gonna look into more squash next year as a little bit of summer sweetness in the winter makes you happy! So will watch this thread with interest for suggestions. Guatemalan blues look interesting........and no it's not a Monty Python parrot!!
        Are y'oroight booy?

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        • #5
          Bang on Vince. Summer sweetness.

          I also have shortlisted Crown Prince from recommendation here:

          Growing Winter Squashes | How To Grow | Grow Your Own

          and 'Jumbo Pink banana' - read this comment:

          a slice roasted with garlic and herb oil drissled over, is to die for
          While wearing your night clothes, plant cucumbers on the 1st May before the sun comes up, and they will not be attacked by bugs.

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          • #6
            Guatemalan Blue:

            A Guatemalan heirloom that belongs to the Banana group of squashes. A hard to find variety that produces a 8-10 pound, slate blue squash with a golden yellow flesh. Guatemalan Blue is an excellent table quality squash.

            Very productive.
            Vining habit.
            Slice off just what you need and keep the rest in the fridge.
            Very rich flavor with a creamy texture.

            Sounds very tempting!
            While wearing your night clothes, plant cucumbers on the 1st May before the sun comes up, and they will not be attacked by bugs.

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            • #7
              Re summer sweetness: parsnips, swede, turnip etc, they all help to alleviate the dreary winter nights. I almost like the heavy winter stews as much as the fresh summer produce!

              I always rub a garlic clove on the cut surface of my squash before oiling it and roasting - extremely good eating. Could happily make a meal out of squash, curry with chickpeas maybe (if the bsatrad rats don't get 'em this year!)

              Don't squash look good too though? Such a wild variety of colours, shapes and sizes - have you see the Turks Head squash? Google it, well weird - not sure how you would prepare that....

              Welcome to squash corner everyone!!!
              Are y'oroight booy?

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              • #8
                Originally posted by daviddevantnhisspiritwife View Post
                Guatemalan Blue:

                A Guatemalan heirloom that belongs to the Banana group of squashes. A hard to find variety that produces a 8-10 pound, slate blue squash with a golden yellow flesh. Guatemalan Blue is an excellent table quality squash.

                Very productive.
                Vining habit.
                Slice off just what you need and keep the rest in the fridge.
                Very rich flavor with a creamy texture.

                Sounds very tempting!

                Blimey that's a big fella!! We have a number of decnt ethnic food stores in Ipswich which I pop into from time to time and I've seen a lot of the caribbean guys come in and get a slice off a huge pumpkin-like thing - wonder if that's a Guatemalan blue....
                Are y'oroight booy?

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                • #9
                  Crown prince beats everything on taste, IMO. Nothing ive grown is close - despite numerous write ups advising - shame it's an f1 really!

                  I grow a lot of winter squash. Have 20 varieties this year- some wont crop but ill write up a post on each when I harvest and eat can't remember all the types ok growing off the top of my head, but the one that's the most ahead is blue Hubbard warted.

                  I'm really hoping to save from one called blue banana but I don't think in going to get any fruit off it unless we have a mild autumn and later frosts.

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                  • #10
                    So glad you started this thread as I'm keen to try some new winter squash plants next year too.

                    I got a mixed pack small, high sugar, dumpling size winter squash seeds in the 50p a pack scramble last year so I've got four random plants growing at the moment but I'm sorely tempted by the Thelma Sanders and Crown Prince varieties now.

                    My firs year for growing BTS and pumpkins too... think I may have gone a bit OTT though with 6 Hunter BTS and 2 Jack Be Little pumpkin plants! ; )
                    http://vegblogs.co.uk/overthyme/

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                    • #11
                      There are lots of Winter Squash in the VSP including Pink Banana - huge seeds.
                      http://www.growfruitandveg.co.uk/gra...nce_68032.html

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                      • #12
                        Awesome. I will go through my seed tubs and see what I have to swap. Plenty I'd hazard. There are a few nice looking things in the VSP. Shame I need to crack on with some work now

                        Chris - thanks for the info on Crown Prince. Definitely on my shopping list. Blue banana is Guatemalan Blue from what I have read? It looks formidable.

                        Vikkib - Me too on Thelma Sanders and Crown prince. I have 2 Atlantic Giant plants that are sprawling everywhere like a pair of brutes. I also have 2 Ponca BNS and 2 or 3 Waltham, though only 2 of them are actually doing anything useful.

                        I am hoping to have BNS curry with this, let's hope it makes it:
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                        While wearing your night clothes, plant cucumbers on the 1st May before the sun comes up, and they will not be attacked by bugs.

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                        • #13
                          I have been growing Potimarron Squash, a French heirloom variety, for the last few years, it is a prolific fruiter and has the sweetest, nuttiest flavour. It's my absolute favourite.
                          Nestled somewhere in the Cambridgeshire Fens. Good soil, strong winds and 4 Giant Puffballs!
                          Always aim for the best result possible not the best possible result
                          Forever indebted to Potstubsdustbins

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                          • #14
                            Ooooh! Nearly forgot a few people on plots near me grow lots of Kabocha as well so I'm hoping to nick one this year and see if that's one to add to the list for next year too... they seem very prolific!
                            http://vegblogs.co.uk/overthyme/

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                            • #15
                              I had a couple of Kabocha seed given to me - they failed to germinate sadly. Probably my bad. I like the sound of prolific!

                              Potimarron Squash sounds delicious, one for the list me thinks. At this rate I will have to clear more ground this winter than I had anticipated
                              While wearing your night clothes, plant cucumbers on the 1st May before the sun comes up, and they will not be attacked by bugs.

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