We planted some squash in one corner of the garden. We left plenty of room for the vines. Or did we?
At first we checked each day as the vines began to grow. Some days Sylvia and I would each visit that part of the garden. As vines began to grow through the fence, we would carefully pull them back inside where we would aim them in a different direction. Then something happened. We missed a couple of days. Vines had escaped. There they blossomed and began to set squash.
At least we tried . . . I decided to let them grow. I’ll mow that part of the lawn next year. Besides, I’m particularly fond of butternut squash. It can’t hurt to have a few more of them is what I say. 😀
I also took this shot so that Rosanne could see how well the rhubarb is thriving in its new location. (We were given the plants by Rosanne and Dale earlier this year.) I think the secret is the 5 gallon bucket full of llama droppings that we applied to the rhubarb.
The squash vines are encroaching on the rhubarb. They are also invading the jalapeños, cabbages, tomatoes and green beans. The motto seems to be, “Squash Rule ~ You Drool.” I suppose I do salivate when I think about how nice that squash will look on my plate, fit on my fork, taste in my mouth and satisfy my hunger.
What about you?
Butternut is SO yummy. However, there are few squash I don’t like (actually, it’s more a case of some I like better than others)
I agree with you on that Shark. But I don’t like stringy. Fortunately, that can usually be taken care of in the preparation phase.
I would happily leave the yard un-mowed for the promise of more squash. I made a squash curry soup last year that I STILL thing about…
Pearl
Pearl, That sounds amazingly good! We love curry.
I like Vanilla’s comment. Hee! hee! 🙂
WOW! I can’t believe how that thing is growing! It must love the heat. My tomato plant is HUGE, but no tomatoes. What is with that???!
I wish I could tell you why. I don’t know. Can someone out there help?
Too, I thought it interesting that you put llama droppings on your rhubarb. Here, we put sugar on ours. Yum!
😛 I’d worry about you if I thought this was serious. And why do you ruin it with sugar? 😯
I had that happen with butternut once upon a time. Mowed in October and was still eating winter squash the following August! Never happened again.
We skipped last year. We still had plenty in the freezer. 😀
Wow, that is quite the garden. I wish I could get anything to grow like that.
Water, warmth, sunshine and natural fertilizer make it work for us.