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To: mlizzy

After a totally disastrous last year with ‘regular’ squash (yellow & zucchini) due to a major squash bug infestation, decided to try some of the Italian Heirlooms this year. It’s been quite the adventure and has made gardening especially exciting! The Cucuzza bloom is really delicate for a squash and this was the first one I’ve ever seen. Fingers crossed, it looks like this one might have been pollinated since the ‘baby squash’ is at least twice the size it was when the picture was taken.

We grow the Hyacinth Bean Vine for show only although we caught some neighbors picking a few pods & they probably would have tried to eat them. The info I’ve read seems too “iffy” for me to take a chance on eating them - we’re happy just to look at them. They’re certainly a show stopper - cars slow down to look at them since they’re planted along the road.


212 posted on 06/26/2014 11:48:08 PM PDT by Qiviut ( One of the most delightful things about a garden is the anticipation it provides. (W.E. Johns)
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To: Qiviut
Thanks for the info; maybe next year I'll try that type of squash. That bloom is incredible. And I know what you mean by a show-stopper in regard to the HB. I remember the first time I saw one, I stopped dead in my tracks, and now this year we have several growing here and there.

I have to mosey on over to the new thread and see some more good stuff. I hope there are more pictures of your beautiful garden! :)
216 posted on 06/27/2014 5:02:26 PM PDT by mlizzy ("If people spent an hour a week in Eucharistic Adoration, abortion would be ended." --Mother Teresa)
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