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Two types of squash from the same plant

Comforting to know my two-variety squash plant is not the first in the universe but Nature's variations on a theme!

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Two types of squash from the same plant

Thank you. I am more at ease now knowing there are multiple 'possibilities' with squash and that mine is not some kind of interplanetary mutant.

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Two types of squash from the same plant

Thanks so much. You're the first person to have a (good) answer to the question!

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Two types of squash from the same plant
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I have a squash plant that produces two distinct types of squash - long yellow ones and round green ones. I did not know this was possible. Can hybrids do this?

Started this discussion. Last reply by PiscesGirl Oct 17.

 

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PiscesGirl replied to Bob Silverman's discussion 'Two types of squash from the same plant'
That is pretty cool! :)
October 16
gail davidson replied to Bob Silverman's discussion 'Two types of squash from the same plant'
are they both summer squash? If so, have you saved any seeds? Any idea where this came from? GD
October 16
Martha Hill replied to Bob Silverman's discussion 'Two types of squash from the same plant'
Just enjoy your harvest !! And think about the garden space you can save by having two kinds on one plant !!
October 2
Bob Silverman replied to Bob Silverman's discussion 'Two types of squash from the same plant'
Comforting to know my two-variety squash plant is not the first in the universe but Nature's variations on a theme!
October 1
lou broering replied to Bob Silverman's discussion 'Two types of squash from the same plant'
I had zuchinni and yellow squash next to each other last year. Some of both were not harvested at the end of the season. When I was tilling the garden this spring I noticed some volunteer plants that I allowed to grow. I had a mixture of fruits th...
October 1
Michelle W. Flannery replied to Bob Silverman's discussion 'Two types of squash from the same plant'
Oooooohh! That's a very interesting idea, and I can completely believe it! Well, we had a very hot, mostly dry summer here in Georgia. The heat started early, and it didn't cool until mid-August. Of all the tomato growers on KGI, I feel blessed i...
September 6
Tamra replied to Bob Silverman's discussion 'Two types of squash from the same plant'
Right, my point is, I think the hard squash DNA are in all summer squash. And it varies as to when they show themselves. In your case it was very early. I wonder if the cold wet summer had anything to do with it?
September 6
Michelle W. Flannery replied to Bob Silverman's discussion 'Two types of squash from the same plant'
Thanks Tamra. I understand that, and in some cases, that's what happened, but some of the hard shelled squash were small and young when I picked them. (Example: an orange crookneck, about a week old, orange, and not more than six inches long) I th...
September 5
Tamra replied to Bob Silverman's discussion 'Two types of squash from the same plant'
I grow a round french zucchini. Last year one got really large, so I cut it off the vine and brought it in to save the seeds for this year. The outer skin turned orange and got thicker over a several week period, until every one thought it was a p...
September 5
Bob Silverman replied to Bob Silverman's discussion 'Two types of squash from the same plant'
Thank you. I am more at ease now knowing there are multiple 'possibilities' with squash and that mine is not some kind of interplanetary mutant.
September 4
Michelle W. Flannery replied to Bob Silverman's discussion 'Two types of squash from the same plant'
I have a similar, but slightly different situation with my squash plants this year. I started my new garden in virgin soil this year. I planted straightneck and crookneck yellow summer squash. Some of them looked just like they were supposed to, ...
September 4
John Walker replied to Bob Silverman's discussion 'Two types of squash from the same plant'
That's not a melodeon I see behind the squash is it? John
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Bob Silverman replied to Bob Silverman's discussion 'Two types of squash from the same plant'
Thanks so much. You're the first person to have a (good) answer to the question!
September 3
Martha Hill replied to Bob Silverman's discussion 'Two types of squash from the same plant'
I believe they can !! Yellow squash planted with zuchinni will cross and give a green or green striped squash !! I plowed some under last year and got a cross between a pumpkin,zuchinni and a squash but the veg looked like none of them !! They wer...
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Two types of squash from the same plant
I have a squash plant that produces two distinct types of squash - long yellow ones and round green ones. I did not know this was possible. Can hybrids do this?
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Where do you live and garden?
Belmont Massachusetts
How long have you been growing food?
< 1 year
Dream garden travel destination:
'Worker Gardens' in the Saint-Cloud Park in France
Favorite foods:
Stuff from my own garden - squash, basil, chives, lettuce, cukes

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