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Those T squash are majestic looking, aren't they? They just keep growing longer and longer. You're going to enjoy watching them grow and you can eat one at any time. They are a spring, summer, and if you leave some on the vine, they turn a tan color and are winter squash.

Borers don't like them because the vine is solid throughout, not hollow. If you recall, that's what made me look for a squash that squash borers didn't like - two regular squash plants I planted in dirt were killed by borers and that's when I swore off dirt and went to containers and looked for a squash not so susceptible to borers.

When I read about the T squash and saw their picture on Bountiful Gardens, I knew that was MY squash. They are almost a year long food. Think about it, Walking Onions are always there once established, White Fuseau Jerusalem Artichokes always in the ground, and Tromboncino Squash almost always there to eat. Those are super survival foods and a few indeterminate tomato plants should give tomatoes all summer long (if planted in succession and treated right).

So, make a stir fry of food that will always be there. In a skillet with a little oil, dump in sliced T squash, cut up Walking Onions, sliced White Fuseau “potatoes”, and cut up tomato. Stir fry a bit, add salt/pepper, and that should be very tasty. Make a soup with those ingredients plus rice and beef or chicken broth. Put in a can of chicken or a can of roast beef with its gravy. The rice, broth, and canned meats are in my pantry to have food available if the SHTF.

Well, I could keep building meals out of these always there foods as a base.