Yellow crookneck squash
June 8th, 2008 by Brianna
Our first yellow crookneck squash of the summer:
Nathan was kind enough to take the photo for me. I wanted to slice the squash and cook it as soon as I harvested it.
I hope we harvest lots more squash this summer, but borers already got one of the other plants. Bah.
Posted in edibles
June 8th, 2008 at 8:56 am CDT
Charming! Congratulations!
Thanks!
-Brianna
June 8th, 2008 at 9:00 am CDT
Pretty. My zucchini just put out its first bloom, but it is female, with no males blooming :<. I think I’ll have to wait longer for mine.
Hope you see some male blooms on your plants soon.
-Brianna
June 8th, 2008 at 10:27 am CDT
Congratulations, we don’t even have blooms yet.
Enjoy your blooms when they appear.
-Brianna
June 8th, 2008 at 6:55 pm CDT
We were just about to pick squash from our plants when we went away for a few days. When we came back the plants were all hopelessly prostrate. I guess I’ll be waiting until September and trying again.
Yes, this is a brutal summer for the veggie gardens. Better luck in the fall.
-Brianna
June 10th, 2008 at 8:54 pm CDT
Lucky you - that squash is beautiful and I’m sure it was yummy, too. As I told Bonnie, the squash vine borers have done me in one time too many and I don’t plant squash as a result. Your posts make me wish I had tried!
Well, since I posted we’ve had an infestation of borers ourselves. We may only get a handful of squash before the plants succumb.
-Brianna
June 12th, 2008 at 2:12 pm CDT
nice.
Thanks.
-Brianna
August 1st, 2008 at 9:41 am CDT
How should these be cooked, and how big should they be when harvested. I have 2 so far that are about a foot long.