He’d lay down his life for his squash baby |
Mrs. Homegrown here:
It’s 36 inches long as of today, and mystifying passers-by. I think I underestimated its size in the first post, where I claimed it was 20 inches. It was probably closer to 30″ at that point. The curvature makes it hard to judge. (I love the way it arches out of the raised bed–see the pic below). The thing is actually inching into the driveway now. Every time I pull the car into the garage I worry that I’ll clip it. How would I ever face Erik again?
(For backstory on this, click here.)
I wanted to remove the nasturtium and other leaves blocking the view of the squash for this photo, but Erik cried, “No, you’ll ruin the camouflage!” |
36 inches! That’s almost as big as my 3 year old! It’s not a squash baby, it’s a squash preschooler!
What kind of squash IS this? Summer? Winter? Hardfleshed, soft?
the super crazy squash are awesome.. Next year you should get Erik some N GA roaster seeds lol
the super crazy squash are awesome.. Next year you should get Erik some N GA roaster seeds lol
I remember the back story. What I want to know is, do you guys know what you’re going to do with it all?
It’s a winter squash called Lunga di Napoli with an orange skin on the inside. And Paula–while I’m trying not to count my chickens before they’ve hatched, I have plans for soups, gnocchi, galettes . . .
That is hands down the biggest squash I have ever seen (not counting pumpkins). 36 inches…. that is just incredible. I tried growing squash once, but the dog got to it =(.
That’s pretty gay, dude. Maybe you should strap it down with a black leather harness.