harvest '08

Beautiful and delicious-looking harvest, rookie! The squash looks gorgeous and is unfamiliar to me. Is it like a summer squash in taste and texture? What is it called or should I ask Ms. Hakima? I grew habaneros one year and they were TOO HOT to eat. Now I stick to jalapenos, they are just hot enough for us to enjoy.

-- Robin, Massachusetts - "Live simply so others can simply live." M. Gandhi

That’s a butternut squash…there is a story about the picture of this squash…but I can’t say on a nice forum like this ;)

I’m slow on this site. Don’t let rookie fool you…he’s a natural at gardening and a great conversationalist. Plus, he quickly adds great pictures to his profile…

-- May the Beauty I Love Be What I Do

The pictures are great. And Rookie, you have come to the right place! We all love pictures….almost as much as the flowers and veggies and fruit. Your pictures would make great posters.

-- 'To plant a Garden is to believe in Tomorrow'

Thanks Hakima. I have never seen the inside of a butternut squash that was so orange.

-- Robin, Massachusetts - "Live simply so others can simply live." M. Gandhi

should i tell these fine folks that i have a collection of majic markers i use from time to time???

HA!!!
rookie

-- yeah, it DOES smell funny... now eat it...

Hmmm. I just read this about butternut squash: “The oranger the color, the riper, drier, and sweeter the squash.” They must have tasted great.

-- Robin, Massachusetts - "Live simply so others can simply live." M. Gandhi

nice artistic photos :)

the squash – did you dehydrate it?

-- - Debbie, SW Ontario Canada (USDA Hardiness Zone: 5a) http://www.execulink.com/~yohan

Nice presentation of your harvest.Looks good.
Robin the butternut squash is one of my favourites.You should try them.

-- Bon,Hastings,Ont.....zone 5a....Always room for one more

thanks, folks, fer all yer sweet comments…

dear ms debbie,
that year we only got two or three lil gourds/squash, and those two were tha only ones worth eating, so they were headed fer tha frypan and i took pics of them right on tha cutting board…

one day, when i learn how to do this wit aplomb, drying and decorating will also be on tha menu… :)

rookie

-- yeah, it DOES smell funny... now eat it...

Your harvest is a good representative of a veg garden. You have presented your products very artistically. Are all cucumbers curved like this or this was an odd piece?
Sharad

-- Bagwan-- “If someone feels that they had never made a mistake in their life, then it means they have never tried a new thing in their life”.-Albert Einstein

dear sharad,

every cuke i’ve ever grown has a slight curve to it…
in our garden last year, we got a mess of “golden” cukes that were almost like tennis balls, not quite round, but not yer basic cuke shape, either…
then there are a few, like tha one shown hanging off the side of tha dehydrator, that have a pronounced curve…
i do not know what influences their growth like that…

some are also very light in color, some get dark green, and some were dang near bright yellow…
the taste difference wuz negligible…
many of them were pickled and we still haven’t opened all them jars… :)

rookie

-- yeah, it DOES smell funny... now eat it...

Thanks rookie54. It is amazing how nature works.
Sharad

-- Bagwan-- “If someone feels that they had never made a mistake in their life, then it means they have never tried a new thing in their life”.-Albert Einstein