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Yreka, CA

Ok, set aside your pumpkin v. squash prejudices for a moment if you will. For a newbie, seeking only the joy of success, is it easier to grow giant squashes or pumpkins? Or is there any difference? Is one hardier than the other? Thanks! I plan to grow only two plants next year, and I am wondering if I should make one of them squash.

Patience

9/18/2002 12:53:20 AM

Garden State Pumpkins

Hey Patience, There the same but I'm sure G will have something to say about that! Grow em Big! Chuck

9/18/2002 2:51:03 AM

Stony Plain, Alberta (near Edmonton)

Patience, I planted "Showking" this year from store bought seed. One seed produced round fruit with green/yellow stripes, the other produced more oval shaped fruit that were orange/yellow and are now over 85#.
I've also grown New England Blue Hubbard squash that were over 40 pounds. As for hardiness, all pumpkins and squash are about the same. Frosty this morning here, but I had covered mine with blankets, tarps and whatever else I could find. Temp dipped to just below freezing.

9/18/2002 11:28:13 AM