RE: Pumpkin vs Squash
Now that's the list I've come to love. Nothing like a good orange/green
debate. Thanks to all for the help.
........Doug
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From: Heilmanjon@aol.com [SMTP:Heilmanjon@aol.com]
Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 5:22 PM
To: pumpkins@mallorn.com
Subject: Re: Pumpkin vs Squash
In a message dated 06/23/00 9:13:42 AM Pacific Daylight Time,
PARKERDR@sce.com writes:
> How does one tell if the pollinated fruit is going to be a pumpkin
or a
> squash.
As others have said, you can't always tell. Since the plant is a
cross-breed,
sometimes its ugly gray-green hideous color of death side does come
up. In
fact, I have to admit that two of my "give-away" pumpkins last year
had the
mark of death on them. Fortunately the children to whom I gave them
were too
young to notice.
I've heard several references on the List to pumpkins that actually
> turned out to be squash. Two of my AG plants are putting out
green fruit,
> while all the others are yellow to almost white. Should I be
concerned?
You surely should be concerned. Why would you join the likes of
LLpumpkin
(Glenn) in not just tolerating, but actually encouraging non-orange
pumpkins?
Orange is good, green is not. Unfortuately, sometimes you can have a
fruit go
bad in mid or late season. But through prayer and virtuous living
you may be
spared this curse. ; -)
John in Sunny San Jose
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