That ’s a nice - sized calabaza , clocking in at 6.5lbs ( though it looks crowing than that thanks to the recollective neck ) .
The seeds for this guy came from a squash I buy at a local Latino grocery . The state of origin was somewhere in tropical South America so I estimate it would be perfect for growing in Florida . I was right – the vine are vigorous and the squash really look gravid . This is the first one to maturate this yr , but the plants are doing so well that I can fain describe that growing calabaza in Florida is easy . They take a bit longer to get going than Seminole pumpkins ; however , they ’re tough and do great with little guardianship .
Plus , they just attend nerveless .
There is at least one more fruit ripening at the consequence on that vine – check it out :
I believe these calabazas areC. mixta , which means they wo n’t cross with my Seminole autumn pumpkin ( C. moschata ) and I can uprise them in the same seam without worrying about acquire strange pumpkins from the seeds I save .
If you have n’t tried growing calabazas , I highly recommend them . The flavor is n’t as rich as butternuts but I still discover it well than acorn squashes , plus the texture is unlike and give us a change of pace from our on a regular basis scheduled consumption of piles and piles of Seminole pumpkins .
I have a coolheaded legerdemain for growing squash with very little care that I describe in my bookCompost Everything : The Good Guide To Extreme Composting . Pick up a copy ( it ’s now available in paperback and Kindle versions ) and abide my experiments .
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