Re: squash & AG (Siamese Twins)

In a message dated 6/9/98 10:45:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
lewbest@mail2.texnet.net writes:

<< Subj:	 squash & AG
 Date:	6/9/98 10:45:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time
 From:	lewbest@mail2.texnet.net (Lew Best)
 Sender:	owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com
 Reply-to:	pumpkins@mallorn.com
 To:	pumpkins@mallorn.com (pumpkin list)
 
 This doesn't exactly concern pumpkins but close.
 
 I have a yellow squash that I refer to as a "siamese squash."  What it looks
 like is that one squash started growing and then divided into two.  The stem
 expands to a squash for about 1/2 inch then another squash starts.  they are
 connected the rest of the length down to about 1 to 1 1/2 inches from the
 end where the split to form the end.  Just like two separate fruits but
 connected together for most of their length, with one slightly shorter and
 smaller around.
 
 I understand that squash and pumpkins are closely related.  Has anyone ever
 seen anything like this?  What would cause it?  None of my local gardening
 friends have seen anything like it.
 
 I have one sprouted Atlantic Giant seed now, another still in paper towel.
 Hope it has time to mature and doesn't "fry" from our hot Central Texas
 weather!!  This is my first try for AG, thanks to one of the list members.
 
 Lew Best
  >>

Siamese Twins:  Quite a few years ago I had an Atlantic Giant Simese Twin
reach 92"  before exploding.  To my knownlag it was the biggest one ever
grown.  Had the judges worried about how to rule on it.  Have a picture of it
somewhere.

George
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