Tromboncino problem

[AvidNewBee]

hi, is anyone else growing these tromboncino squash? i had 2 plants. I started gardening which turned into night gardening and tried to cut off my first 'rude fruit' lol and expertly cut through the main stem instead :0( murrr ,,, oh well, the fruit/veggie was lovely lol

That was my best one but then the other one has grown a few that are much bigger but the ends of the biggest 2 have gone yellow and a bit soft, should i cut them off now and take off the yellow part?

Also does anyone freeze squashes? if so how do you prep it if at all?

Thanks in advance and hope everyone's gardens flourish xxx

[Shadylane]

Yes I would take them off if they're going soft otherwise it will spread. As for freezing, I only freeze if they look like they're not storing or are starting to go mouldy. I peel, chop and open freeze on a tray then bag them up.

[Mrs Bee]

We are growing these for the first time, but we were a bit late getting them in and our fruits are too small yet.

I would go with your instinct and cut the fruit which are going soft at the end and use them.

I froze some one year but never again. They weren't nice frozen.

We eat them when they are small.
I also use them as part of my piccalilli and have char grilled them and preserved them in oil vinegar and herbs as short term preserves in the fridge.

Our favourite way of eating them is as Raymond Blanc's sea bass and ratatouille, I think it is either a good food or Delicious magazine recipe. It makes a lovely light fresh crunchy ratatouille.
then mix them while hot in a vinaigrette dressing with grated cheese. brie or parmesan are really good but any cheese you have is good.

Eat while hot.
Our other way of cooking them is on a BBQ until charred

[bearded bloke]

You could turn them into soup & then freeze that

[Thelma Sanders]

They'll work in any courgette recipe when they're small

[purplekat]

Mine got eaten by the slugs despite the protection of slug pellets, I was looking forward to a giggle when the fruit appeared

[muddled]

Mine's nowhere near producing yet.

Of the three; 1 has remained Exactly the same as when it arrived....one small leaf, plant three inches high.
1 weak and sad and yellowy.
1 small still but stocky and a good colour.

If they don't make some rapid improvement, me and James Wong are gonna have a falling out!

[Thelma Sanders]

Try giving them a liquid feed, like I did.
Mine have romped away since I fed them and the sun turned up - first babies about 4ins long now

[Mrs Bee]

Mine's nowhere near producing yet.

Of the three; 1 has remained Exactly the same as when it arrived....one small leaf, plant three inches high.
1 weak and sad and yellowy.
1 small still but stocky and a good colour.

If they don't make some rapid improvement, me and James Wong are gonna have a falling out!

James Wong, pftttt. bought a lot of things last year on his recommendation and I think there is something really wrong with his tastebuds.

I was seriously unimpressed with them and the salt water and molasses for the tomatoes.

The salad leaves that were supposed to taste like salty roast beef. Humph I don't fink so!!

[skeggijon]

Two of my plants have just reached the roof of my shed. I've beenharvesting some of them when they've reached three to four inches long, leaving a few to see how big they get.
I think they're quite nice & OH prefers them to courgettes.

[SusieG]

My two plants are doing very nicely, some small fruits appearing - although nowhere near big enough to eat yet....!

[CaraFlower]

Mine are fruiting, I'm taking them when small at the moment, had maybe five or so (that have made it home). A few have gone yellow at the ends (unpollinated?) so I've just taken them off and eaten the other end. I really want to try stuffing the flower end and frying, but there aren't enough at once yet.

They ARE planted in a bed that was heavily manured last autumn. They're rather unruly and I wish I'd given them a bigger wigwam.