Ancient Seeds Yield Once Extinct Squash

Wimp ^ | NOV 24, 2015 | Jake Brannon:

[Popman]

Students from Winnipeg, Canada recently discovered a stash of 800-year-old seeds while on an archaeological dig. The mysterious seeds, once planted, grew into a rare species of squash that has been extinct for hundreds of years. While we don't know if the seeds themselves were safe to eat, the squash that they harvested was absolutely delicious. Check out the images below to see the rare gourd for yourself and learn more about this discovery.

[ReagansShinyHair]

You don’t soak in order to cook, you soak in order to reduce the gas and other side effects experienced from eating a lot of beans. Soaking and removing the scum that floats up to the top helps it.

[Black Agnes]

You can still exchange seeds via seedsavers. You just have to join the organization for a year. Hubby gave me a membership this year for my birthday.

Their seed sales division helps finance their research.

There’s a good vid on utube:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dfrPSVQI4D0

There are also some other places I’ve purchased seeds (with good results!):

http://shop.nativeseeds.org/pages/seeds

And some places I’ve found but not ordered from as of yet:

http://www.annapolisseeds.com/Default.asp

http://www.adaptiveseeds.com/

Another couple good sources are:

www.johnnyseeds.com

http://www.fedcoseeds.com/seeds/

Fedco is good for small amounts of open pollinated seeds to try out some particular varieties. They also have some hybrids too.

www.southernexposure.com

is good for southern adapted seed varieties although they’ll probably do well up north unless they really like heat (eggplant, cowpeas, etc).

I’ve had good luck with Park’s for live plants (blueberries, strawberries, citrus, etc) as well as seeds. They carry mostly southern adapted varieties as well.

[thecodont]

Nice links.

Have you also tried Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds? (http://www.rareseeds.com)

Salt Spring Seeds (Http://www.saltspringseeds.com)

Haven’t ordered from these guys (yet) but they do carry the legendary Dufresne / Savignac tomato:
http://www.jardinjasmin.com

[Mrs. Don-o]

I think you are exactly right.

Happy New Year, Greeneyes!

[Black Agnes]

Love Baker Creek.

I’ve also had good luck with

www.totallytomato.com

Hubby’s favorite tomato last summer was ‘Large Barred Boar’.

[gleeaikin]

Hope they do the same with this squash, and also the biblical dates.

[ApplegateRanch]

Pink Banana, or Kabocha, too.

[ApplegateRanch]

Don’t forget Bountiful Gardens, too.

https://www.bountifulgardens.org/

[Black Agnes]

Right you are. I just got one of their catalogs day before yesterday. I’ve had great luck with them too.

[SgtHooper]

Haha, smart!

[Cold Heart]

Consider “Sasquash” stolen:)

[SunkenCiv]

The Judean date palm topics:

• After a 2,000-Year Rest, a Seed Sprouts in Jerusalem
• BBC: Date palm buds after 2,000 years
• 2,000-Year-Old Seed Sprouts, Sapling Is Thriving
• 2,000-Year-Old Judean Date Seed Growing Successfully
• Seeds 200 Years Old Breathe Again
• Tree From 2,000-Year-Old Seed Doing Well (Methuselah)
• Tree Grown From Ancient Seed Found in Jewish Fortress
• Tree Grown From 2,000-Year-Old Seed Has Reproduced

[Yardstick]

Well, that’s the conventional wisdom which is probably incorrect.

http://www.latimes.com/food/dailydish/la-dd-dont-soak-dried-beans-20140911-story.html

I switched to cooking beans without soaking probably a year or so ago, and my experience agrees with the article. I’ve found zero difference in the, um, digestive effects of soaked versus unsoaked beans.

[DugwayDuke]

What a waste of good butter and an onion.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

I just ordered from Bakers Creek. They have a nice selection of okra and I am going to try 2 of them, some cardoon, and their black carrot which probably is better juiced than cooked.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

I have already purchased some selections from Seed Savers exchange. I looked at “Native seeds.” Incredible, beautiful bean selection! Beautiful Maize!

(So many vegetables! so little room and time!)

[Black Agnes]

Native Seeds is one of those stores I could spend $100 in. Easy.

[SamAdams76]

I call BS! There is no such thing as “delicious” squash.

I beg to differ. All you need is to add some butter.

[Pete from Shawnee Mission]

I understand completely. You can lose yourself for hours in seed catalogues. It is interesting that for their corn and bean produces you do not see a single plant,only the pictures of the colorful seeds. Beautifully designed!

[Mrs. Don-o]

Ever grow eggplant? I have totally failed 4 years in a row. ALWAYS cause of the @$$%@$% flea beetles. Even row covers on the early plants, and diatomaceous earth dusted on the mature plants, did not keep off the flea beetles.

I didn't want to use a poison nuclear option. Kinda defeats the point of my lil garden.

Any ideas?

(My present idea is: Who really needs eggplant? Forget eggplant!)