The hot dry spell has ended, and it's raining. I have mature winter squash in the garden, and they risk splitting if the plant absorbs too much water, so I have to harvest them, at least the ripe ones.
I had quite given up on the possibility of getting any Butternut squash this year. I thought that the mice had eaten all of the seeds I had planted. But I stumbled across this enormous one today, and a couple more not yet ripe. The orange Kuri squash plants are always very vigorous and productive, and I have left several more fruits in the garden to ripen. The green and yellow striped ones are called "Honeyboat" and are quite sweet to eat.
I also have ripening some Musqé de Provence squash. I never quite know how to look after those. I have two enormous fruits ripening, (14 inches diameter) and some smaller unripe ones growing. I find that the ripening fruits can wither and die, even when they are 6 inches across or bigger. I am hoping that the big fruits have gone past that stage.
5 comments:
That’s a well used wheelbarrow if ever I saw one.
Timbo, yep, it's my rock-carrying barrow, I also mix concrete in it. It has seen a lot of abuse. I have a new one for jobs that are unlikely to wreck barrows.
A colourful and tasty looking harvest.
This farming, Mark, is a neverending business around the calendar year.
They look fabulous, Mark!
They should store well too, if you have the right place to keep them!
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