Chuffed at first winter squash harvest

[smilingshoe]

So many squashes dropped off and rotted that at one point during July I thought there would be none. The largest one is a blue Hubbard and it's about 50cm across it took 2 of us to lift it. Have really enjoyed growing them they are so beautiful. The butternut squash plants were definitely the worst of the lot.

[Creemteez]

So-o-o-o pretty! And tasty too! Have just converted a Turks Turban into soup after roasting it with onions, tomatoes,garlic and a little chilli. Absolutely phenomenally go-o-o-o-o-d!

[alex-adam]

Hi Smiling !! well you really must be smiling, a very nice harvest indeed. Did you have to buy different seed for the various colors / types? or did they come in a mixed packet. Which seed co. did you buy from, please.

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[Pies]

Great harvest there, what are all the varieties ?)

[Two_Sheds]

Beautiful, well done you

[Thelma Sanders]

They all lok loovely....I specially like the look of the smaller blue ones which variety are those please?

[Pies]

Crown prince and they weigh up to 10lb and taste lovely

[northepaul]

They look superdooper!! Well done you!!

[Thelma Sanders]

Crown prince and they weigh up to 10lb and taste lovely

oh dear, I was hoping they were a smaller version

Cos there's only me to feed I prefer the smaller squashes, that' s all

[Pies]

Just dont put lots of feed down and they will be smaller. They are worth growing as they are one of the best tasting and they store for ages

[endymion]

That's a brilliant crop, they look lovely

[taff]

I'm officially jealous....good job!

[bearded bloke]

Brilliant crop,very well done indeed

[smilingshoe]

Oh thanks for all the lovely replies.

For those who wondered there are

4 Blue Hubbards - includes the humungus one , haven't tried them yet
3 little red Uchiki Kuri - there were 7 but we've eaten some , incredibly dense flesh
3 Turks Turbans- there were alot of seeds in the little one we tried but it was really sweet in flavour
4 Jumbo pink bananas-
1 Jack o lantern - did have 3 but given some to the nieces for halloween
5 crown princes - can't wait to try them but there skin is so beautiful it seems almost sacrilegious to cut them
2 dark green Table Queen acorns (littlest ones)- had one last wee not sure about how ripe it was though as flesh was a bit greenish
1 lonely butternut -bounty from 3 plants !!!
2 Marina da Choggia - amazing shape ( in the middle) and unbelievably heavy for their size
2 Frugosa courgettes - cream and knobbly the skin is so thick and hard I thought I'd see if they store

Am now a squash devotee, trying to work out how I can get more plants into the lotty for next year

[Piggle]

I tried marina di choggia but they don't look like yours - they look more like that big orange jobby on the top right ... mine were obviously having relations with the pumpkins!
Lovely looking hord though well done.