Re: white squash

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• Subject: Re: white squash
• From: "* S* <s*@SMTPLINK.COH.ORG>
• Date: Fri, 2 May 1997 15:43:46 PST

Stephanie wrote:
>All are a gorgeous green except
>one white squash plant which came above ground a creamy white color and
>is still a creamy white color.  Is it possible to have an albino seed and
>if so are there disadvantages to it.  It has a brother in the same hole
>which is green like the rest.  Should we pull the white one before we get
>terribly attached.  We thin the holes down to one plant each anyway, but
>thought our little white squash that came up white was kind of
>interesting.

Sounds kind of cute, a white squash. The only thing I would be concerned
about is that most vegetables that grow above ground have at least
some greenishness to their leaves. Would this white plant be able to
manufacture enough chlorophyll and energy to produce any fruit?
Shawn
swestaway@smtplink.coh.org
Claremont, CA  USDA9b Sunset19

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