Ancient squash- geto okosomi

[catjac1975]

A fun tale.
https://gnd.com/heres-what-grew-fro...pclickid=5f8ef072-5277-4e9c-9626-63d8c8b6d729

 

[flowerbug]

A fun tale.
https://gnd.com/heres-what-grew-fro...pclickid=5f8ef072-5277-4e9c-9626-63d8c8b6d729

wonder how they fare with squash bugs...

 

[catjac1975]

wonder how they fare with squash bugs...

Interesting question.

 

[thejenx]

If only it was true! Still a fun story though.

 

[Zeedman]

A good example of how the name & history of a variety can be distorted over time, as seeds change hands. I've been able to witness examples of this even with some of the seeds I've exchanged over the years - and was even (unwittingly) guilty of misnaming a variety once myself. It is important to preserve the seeds of heirlooms, which might be the last fingerprints of times, cultures, & families... but without preserving their accompanying history, their true value may be lost. In a culture which tends to focus on the present, the history may prove to be more difficult to preserve than the seeds themselves.

 

[Eleanor]

wonder how they fare with squash bugs...

I grew them in 2017 and as expected with maximas they were loved by squash bugs and cucumber beetles =/

 

[flowerbug]

I grew them in 2017 and as expected with maximas they were loved by squash bugs and cucumber beetles =/

did you get many squish from them? if so were they good eating?

 

[catjac1975]

I think the best way to avoid the bane of squash begs is to grow them on a fence..

 

[flowerbug]

I think the best way to avoid the bane of squash begs is to grow them on a fence..

the squash we normally grow roots from nodes along the ground so having it up on a fence would make it more likely to fail. we usually get an ok crop from them as it is even if the stems get chewed up.

this coming year we'll have to move to a different location as we've not rotated the past several and the bugs are getting worse. or perhaps we won't grow any at all because we have plenty still in the freezer.

i have one last round of them from this past growing season to cook up yet sometime in the next few weeks.

 

[catjac1975]

the squash we normally grow roots from nodes along the ground so having it up on a fence would make it more likely to fail. we usually get an ok crop from them as it is even if the stems get chewed up.

this coming year we'll have to move to a different location as we've not rotated the past several and the bugs are getting worse. or perhaps we won't grow any at all because we have plenty still in the freezer.

i have one last round of them from this past growing season to cook up yet sometime in the next few weeks.

I used to have a terrible time with squash bugs.I mulched with leaves in may veggie garden back then.. I think that made the problem worse as they hide in the leaves. I have been using grass clippings and just last year weed barrier. I have may chickens forage all winter in the garden and that has reduced the population to a manageable level. There are many delicious vining squash to give a try to.