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Pumpkin or Squash???

Posted by Jvhowube NE USA (My Page) on
Sun, Jul 31, 05 at 12:20

I accidentally posted this in the picture forum...

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First-time poster here - glad i found you guys.

My family and I have been running a small garden for several years now, but we've never had anything like this before. We think it must've come from the compost, but we don't recall putting in any pumpkin/squash seeds in the past year. The plant started off as several stems shooting off in every direction, with large, three-pointed leaves. Now, it is a huge vine growing over our fence, with these small (but growing) round pumpkin-like fruit. The flowers are pointed and yellow, and the bees love to just sit in them all day long. I hope you guys can identify from the picture whether this is pumpkin or squash, and will I need to support the fruit with stockings or something once they begin getting big, or will the tendrils be enough to support it?

Thanks for all your help,

Jordan


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RE: Pumpkin or Squash???

Looks alot like one of the smaller baby boo/jack-be-little type pumpkins...small and not needing additional support if thats what they are. Then again, they could be anything crossed with anything....but my bet is relax and let them hang on their own..I think they will be fine....G


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RE: Pumpkin or Squash???

pumpkins are squash!


 
 

 

 


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