Which squash are worth the trying?

[Lavenderblue]

yikes! Chris we've got millions of hubbards - we wern't sure if they were ripe or not so have decided to try one this weekend. I will put the jigsaw on charge. If that fails, we have a chain saw......

[lottie dolly]

[QUOTE=Lavenderblue;538537]here are a few pictures of our squashes. I am quite proud

i should think you are,they look great,no comment on the chain saw ones lol,just glad i know now before i waste money and space lol,

[stupot]

They look great Lavendarblue! I get my harder skinned squash open using a large bladed knife. I bash the back of the knife with a steak tenderiser - please don't tell health and safety

Can I recommend Acorn squash - i think the one i grew was table king. Compact plant (3' square), produced 4-5 green tapered squashes around 5-6" long. I cut them length-ways, scoop out the few seeds they have, and to the seed cavity add butter, salt, pepper, pinch of cumin and coriander and then baked in the oven. Absolutely delicious! Tastes like sweet potato. Each is enough for one person.

I will be growing plenty of these plus other compact acorn squash - Harlequin, Bush Cornell's delicata.

[chriscross1966]

Ooh.... I'll have to try that recipe on a Festival.... roast a whole one in two halves, eat one, soup the other for the next day....

chrisc

[Two_Sheds]

I get my harder skinned squash open using a large bladed knife. I bash the back of the knife with a steak tenderiser

I used to do that, but a bit dangerous.
Now I microwave it for about 5 mins to soften the skin a bit.

[stupot]

My squash bounty!

I may be a little sick of squash by the time I eat this lot.

[smallblueplanet]

Wow! They look good stupot. What are the blue/grey ones on the rhs & middle/back and the small yellow striped ones on the front lhs?

[bobleponge]

I have just come home and have spent the day harvesting my squash.
Waltham BNS did really well, must have at least 15 fruit and another squash, no idea what it is as the labelling was somewhat dubious, again at least 15 of them too. Just ate one of them in a stew for tea, and it was lovely.
Plus, I must have at least a dozen Serpenta di Sicilia, which is a 2m long courgette.
What I'm going to do with that lot I have no idea.

[stupot]

Hi SBP - the bluey grey squash is a Blue Hubbard and the small cream/orange stripey pumpkins are Hooligans. There were masses on the plant. Haven't tried to eat these yet.

[smallblueplanet]

Cool. & what is the 'spotty' green & white one behind them?

[Two_Sheds]

Hooligans. There were masses on the plant. Haven't tried to eat these yet.

I'm really liking them ... quite a dry texture to the flesh, yummy though. They take up a lot of space (little hooligans), but you get lots of them. Dead cute

[stupot]

That's a Harlequin squash.