Re: easy to tell if it is squash...
I have been steadily deleting the banter about squash vs pumpkin. I personally
don't care much, and sort of think everyone not directly influencing the rule
book should pipe down a bit :-) buuuutttt .... does anyone else think this
could be resolved with a third category? it would seem to me a part green part
orange fruit is a pumpkin that does not fit some peoples ideals for appearance.
squashes aren't orange.
pumpkin = 99% orange or yellow
squash = 100% not orange (green, blue, et)
squimpkin half-breed mutt mongrel mixed racial special whatever
Sasqash has been liberated from his abductors, and sits again on his throne at
the church. handicapped lifts are great!!!!!
Richard
"Casey N." wrote:
> "If its all green, its squash, all others, pumpkins." --Hester
>
> "if it's all orange, its a pumpkin, all others squash. --Gordon
>
> ok...I like brett's comment better. I think that instead of 25% green it
> should be more like 60% green to be considered a squash. It does not take
> much to make a pumpkin a squash with 25% green. I think the development of
> green is not totally controlable by the grower. And if you can tell the
> underlying color is orange, cream, yellow, pink or whatever, under that
> green, it should be a pumpkin. Especially if you can tell with 35% green or
> less.
>
> In my case this year, i had a 876.5 lloyd pumpkin turn close to 90% green
> (more of a grayish color actually) on me...and yes i do consider that a
> squash, you could not see or tell an underlying orange, cream, or pink color
> on more than 60% on it. If anyone wants to see a pic of my 590.5 from the
> 876.5 lloyd and see a pumpkin that turned to almost a real squash, send me
> an email privately.
>
> this is my opinion and suggestion.
>
> thanks
>
> Casey Neuville
> Amherst Jct., WI
> personal best-"Iris"~762lbs in 2000
>
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