Rare Types Of Squash To Grow In Your Garden
01.08.2023 - 22:53
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All varieties of squash will cross pollinate with each other, resulting in some unusual squash varieties. They are also intentionally bred in an effort to produce squash with unique traits. Some of the weird squash varieties that result may be found on the dinner table or may simply end up as interesting yard art.
In the heirloom category, there are numerous rare types of squash. Many of these were once thought lost, but careful seed collection has seen these varieties come to modern light. Combine this fact with today’s breeding programs, and the wild, and wacky world of squash is a colorful, shape shifting universe.
Many of the hard to find varieties of squash are heirlooms, and many of these were introduced for sale in the mid to late 1800s when seed catalogs flourished. Over the years, these varieties were often overlooked in favor of squash with easier growth patterns, resistance to disease and pests, better flavor, longer shelf life, and more conventional appearances. Catering to the consumer, breeders know that a vegetable or fruit bought at the supermarket must be perfect in the eyes of the buyer. So many of the types of squash grown by our grandparents were shucked to the wayside in an effort to please buyers’ palates and eyes.
But a resurgence has begun, with food enthusiasts taking an interest in the types of plants our forebears grew and ate. Saving seed from these old cultivars has brought about old, rare squash varieties that haven’t been grown in decades.
Summer squash are classic fruits during the growing season. Because they do not store long term, they are features of summer BBQs and picnic foods. The skin is edible on these fruits, and flesh is soft (even more so when cooked). They may be eaten raw or
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