The Delicata seed experiment is nearing an end. This is probably the most interesting part of my experience this season. I like the science of gardening. If I manage to grow something good to eat, that is a bonus.
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The parent fruit looked like the oblong one in front.
The progeny were hybrids of various shapes and sizes. |
As I noted before, the results of planting seed from a cross-pollinated source are unpredictable. Besides getting four different types of squash from one seed donor, each plant's production was different. The plants that grew Delicata squash were the least productive, even though that variety was the original seed source. A couple of the plants' production was negligible, while one plant that produced acorn-type squash yielded about 10 fruit on one plant. The oddball squash, which has green ribbing like Delicata but matured to a light orange skin, produced four large fruits and recently set a couple of new ones. For perspective in the photo, the Delicata squash is about 8 inches long. The dumpling squash are about the size of a baseball.
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