RE: easy to tell if it is squash...

I really haven't had an opinion on this matter until yester and the two squash that were weighed at Elk Grove were unmistakably different than anything that's was weighed as pumpkin. So I agree with this post from Rocky
Dennis
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From: owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com [mailto:owner-pumpkins@mallorn.com]On Behalf Of Swerk12@aol.com
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Subject: Re: easy to tell if it is squash...

In a message dated 10/07/2001 6:28:23 PM Eastern Daylight Time, rocky.r@cyber-quest.com writes:




Sorry folks.. I had to chime in. I had long talk with quite a few
growers yesterday, and it had to do with squash being squash, period.
After watching the numerous fruit come in, it was VERY CLEAR that there
were only 3 squash. A squash is, and always will be completely green or
bluish green. If you looked at several fruit that had some orange, you
can easily tell it was a pumpkin, but has some late season turning of
color to green.
   The determining factors of 75/25 orange to green is a farce, it is just
as Glenn says, and I hate to agree with him.. haahaa.. Lets get together
with the GPC people in a chat some night, Hugh Wiberg and gang, and get
this straightened out very soon. I know this list has had numerous talks
on this subject, and I dont really want to drag it all out, but if it
looks like is was/or is a pumpkin with some greening going on, it is a
pumpkin.. PERIOD...  If at first glance on the fruit you say that could
possibly be a squash but you arent sure, then it is definitely a
pumpkin.. Because if you have ever seen a true squash, they stick out
like a sore thumb...
   Yesterday John Michael Werking, Len Knauss and one other person had
squash, easily identifiable. My conversation with Tony CIliberto on this
topic was just as I have described above... Pumpkin is pumpkin, and
squash is a squash.. anything that could possibly be a pumpkin, is a
pumpkin.. period..
--
Rocky Rockwell
http://www.PGPGA.com
http://home.cyber-quest.com/rocky.r



I concur Rocky.

Scott W.  
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