Comments on: Mystery Squash; a Backyard Garden Favorite

By: Heather

Heather — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 05:13:28 +0000

To me it looks like the New Zealand Mauri squash called Kamo Kamo. (Otherwise known as Kumi Kumi)

By: kelly

kelly — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 21:54:52 +0000

I have the EXACT same one mysteriously growing in MY garden!!! Have no clue what it is, or how it got there!!!

By: Rachel-in-canada

Rachel-in-canada — Mon, 25 Jul 2011 00:41:41 +0000

I got one this year looks like something between pic 1 and 2 — same shape as pic 2 but not as rigded. For several years the only squash we grew were pumpkin, acorn, and buttercup. I am pretty sure it is a pumpkin – acorn cross as it seems to have no buttercup features

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Sun, 17 Jul 2011 15:00:44 +0000

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By: Andy

Andy — Wed, 06 Jul 2011 16:47:44 +0000

I have one that looks like Mysterious Canadian Squash. Figured out what it is?

By: Becky

Becky — Sun, 29 May 2011 18:37:50 +0000

I don’t know what it is, either, but I’ve got one growing in my garden, too. Trying to find out what it is.

By: Bob Gillies

Bob Gillies — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 16:07:03 +0000

Hi, I grow pumpkin and squash here in South Africa , first at home then started at our church as we had plenty spare ground with great sun, ideal for these roaming veggies, also we have a feeding scheme which can use the produce. A favourite in SA is the round gem squash. I grew these one year and zuchini next to them. The following year I saw a few rogue plants come up but left them as they looked healthy. What I got was “long wheelbase” gem squash , I picked them and boiled one and when opened it was identical to a normal gem but 4 times the edible amount! It would probably make a good hybrid if it could be repeated. I also let the zuchini grow to 18″ or so into a big marrow. Then peel it, hollow it out , stuff it with a cooked ground beef filling and bake it in foil. When nearly done open the foil and grate cheese over it. and enjoy with mashed potato, peas and a good onion gravy, I would like to correspond with like minded veggie growers and exchange ideas.

By: Sheryl Winsby

Sheryl Winsby — Mon, 21 Sep 2009 12:01:40 +0000

I am not sure that I agree that cross pollinating cannot affect the characteristics of squash plants. I have often had crook neck squash become more like a winter squash–harder skin and stringier texture. I have had different squash from the same plant this year, depending, I believe, on whether the plant was pollinated from a flower of a winter or summer squash.