Hera the Horrendous Squash
Hera the Horrendous broods under a tree in my front
yard - most likely the biggest squash grown this year
in California. I left her to sulk and fume while the
other two Goddesses, Athena and Aphrodite, took on the
barbarian gourds from the great North West at Half
Moon Bay.
The day Hera tried to break her earthly bonds to the
planet and split herself open at the stem, her
attitude went from bad to worse. (I caught her
changing joggers passing by into dogs and laughing
hysterically as they yelped off in horror.) She then,
to my utter dismay, started her own metamorphous into
a horrendous squash. By the time of my lifting party
she had gone 50%-60% blue-green.
She floats in a sea of remorse now, unweighed and a
hideous green next to her temple of beans. Her only
glory will be to scare little children for Halloween.
So much for her dreams of tooling around in a new Ford
truck.
Final measurements were 341 ott, (139" circ, 96",
106") 778 pounds est. You can see her at:
http://home.pacbell.net/diana_do/hera5.htm
For those who have sent me private emails requesting
seeds, I will respond as soon as I have a chance. I am
still offering seeds to all who send a private email
request to: diana_doucet@yahoo.com
But be warned, I'm sure Hera's children (875 Dill x
947 Patrick) will be as difficult as she was.
vince
3rd year grower
best 789, 2000
zone 9, the pumpkin zone
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