Summer Vegetables All Planted

[robby]

Today, I planted the last crop, butternut squash, which should be ready about Halloween. I had to drive to a special seed store for seed, as the ones I had been growing cross-pollinated and became strange green squash. Home Depot and Target are closer, but don't carry real butternut squash seeds. I bought enough seed so I can supply two gardening neighbors.

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[miss-whiplash.livejournal.com]

Mine usually start in the compost from ones I have used. I just plant out a couple once they are growing strong.

[robby.livejournal.com]

I can't depend on volunteer seedlings. I once rescued tomato plants from the compost pile, but they never bore much, and I know my old strain of butternut squash had been crossed with something else. The squash were small and colored like watermelons, but strangely enough, tasted good.

That's why I drove to the seed store, because after all the time and effort, I want true butternut squash.

This would have been the year for me to grow yellow squash. The water restrictions have prevented local farmers from growing pumpkins. When they grow acres of pumpkins nearby, swarms of insects appear, and feed on my yellow squash, which is the same species as pumpkin. Butternut, being a different species is untouched.