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Mystery 'pumpkins', help?

littlebeky
12 years ago

So last fall, we released a rehabbed squirrel on our property. Shortly after, we left some pumpkins out in the compost. Lo and behold, this summer 5 separate patches of squash/gourd vines growing. Looks like the little guy scatter buried some thing and left them for us to find!

Now, since we have no idea what in particular he buried, what was crosspolinated with what etc etc we don't know what they are. In one patch, we have a oblong pumpkin shaped fruit that is HUGE, larger than a watermelon, with dark and light green stripes like a zucchini. Another smaller one is growing in that same patch. In another, I have two watermelon sized ones growing, same pattern. Across from them, a smaller patch has one softball sized one, same coloring, just rounder. And then hidden around and under a bench, a little white butternut squash was growing, just one.

Perplexed! I know nothing about this stuff to begin with. Ideas?

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