Winter squash
The Friday harvest finally included winter squash, and a tiny little harvest it was. These guys were on their own when it came to water, we just didn’t have time and gear to irrigate—given a bit of a rain break, they’ve tended to make out. Unfortunately, the timing of this year’s drought caught the plants later on in the season, late July into August, as they tried to fill out. Bottom line: super low yield and small squash this year, drip irrigation a must…next year. In any case, we did get enough for two rounds of CSA. Typically, the acorn squash came through best (Table Ace, Table Gold, Cream of the Crop), the butternut (Early Butternut) are…minuscule. Delicata was a first this year, I’m not sure how large they are usually, but likely bigger than this. And so on. Even the usually prolific and reliable, bright orange Uchiki Kuri, a Hubbard-type (Japanese Kabocha), didn’t do so well. Only the Sweet Mama buttercup came through with some decent dry weather size! So, off to the farmers’ market with an assorted 50 or so, none for sale, all for the CSA shares!
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Steve Mudge said,
October 9, 2007 @ 12:24 am
Actually the Delicatas look about right, in fact bigger than ours this year with 45 inches of rain to boot. Goooood squash!
Travis said,
October 9, 2007 @ 11:09 pm
Greetings from Nashville, Tennessee, USA. Enjoyed your blog and wanted to say hello.
Very inspiring. Wonderful work you have done.
-Travis
Mike (tfb) said,
October 16, 2007 @ 3:26 pm
Thanks, Travis!
Steve: I’m still getting around to trying my first Delicata. Expectations are high!