Does anyone know what this squash is?
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D D Applegate on Jun 01, 2013Disregard the date on the pic. I don't know how to reset the date on digital camera.Helpful Reply
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Nancy Hatcher on Jun 01, 2013How big is it?Helpful Reply
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D D Applegate on Jun 01, 2013It is about 3 inches round. Least that is the size I have been picking them. Dont know how large they would getHelpful Reply
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D D Applegate on Jun 01, 2013Thanks for the answers, but I'm still hoping for more ideas.Helpful Reply
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D D Applegate on Jun 01, 2013The vine does look like a squash vine but it puts out a trail.Helpful Reply
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Donna Hathaway on Jun 02, 2013Not sure what it is . It might be a cross pollonation. We get a lot of the cross pollonating in out garden.Helpful Reply
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Sheryl Grimm on Jun 02, 2013looks like a too small cantalopeHelpful Reply
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Julie Gibson on Jun 02, 2013Funny! I posted a very similar picture on my FB last night with the same question. Mine came from straight neck yellow squash too. A friend told me it may be an immature spaghetti squash (?).Helpful Reply
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Charzeee on Jun 02, 2013Squashes, cucumbers and melons are all related, and will cross-pollenate, creating unusual new fruits. Buying new seed each year is supposed to eliminate the problem, but I guess in this case it didn't work out.Helpful Reply
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Sandra Cook on Jun 02, 2013I had some unusual ones last year. Check with your local county extension office. They can be super helpful.Helpful Reply
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Dee Mathe on Jun 02, 2013Possibly a round zucchini... I have some planted, but have not seen the fruit yet...Helpful Reply
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Judy on Jun 02, 2013I've planted the round zucchini & they do look an awful lot like these......Helpful Reply
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Mikell Paulson on Jun 02, 2013Looks like a lemon cucumber!! That is about the right size!Helpful Reply
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Yvonne on Jun 02, 2013At first blush, it looks like a particular Mexican squash called calavacita.Helpful Reply
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Debbie Sigle on Jun 02, 2013it does look like a spaghetti squash..Helpful Reply
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D D Applegate on Jun 02, 2013Not a cucumber. Has good mild flavor like my patty pan. I am going to let the next one get bigger and see what happens. It is not a very prolific producer!!! Julie weird the same thing happened to you. Maybe with everyones help we can figure it out. Thank each one of you and hope to come to a conclusion. Inquisitive minds want to know!!Helpful Reply
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Francine C on Jun 03, 2013This is called an 8 ball mexican calabacita squash. It has a very mild taste. Saute some onions in some butter, add squash rounds, cook til tender and top with shredded cheddar. Delish!Helpful Reply
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Patty S on Jun 03, 2013I grow gourds every year, this looks like an egg gourd, some gourds are edible. It mostly looks like a small spaghetti squash, but you would have known it was if it was stringy like spaghetti when you ate it. I agree with Francine C, it is an 8-ball Mexican calabacita squash.Helpful Reply
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Michelle Eliker on Jun 03, 2013Francine is correct! These are pretty common in Nor. Ca. and are my favorite kind of squash (I've seen them called 8-ball or round zucchini here). Grow and eat them just like you would zucchini. Don't let them get too big or they get seedy and tough. I also agree with Francine that they taste great sauted!Helpful Reply
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Judy on Jun 03, 2013I was going with round zucchini, 8 ball or whatever you want to call it until DD said it grows like a vine.....here's a whole bunch of pictures: https://www.google.com/search?q=round+zucchini+plants+pictures&tbm=isch&tbo=u&source=univ&sa=X&ei=sO2sUYXdEOahiAKS14HIBg&ved=0CC0QsAQ&biw=1024&bih=650Helpful Reply
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The French Gardener on Jun 03, 2013Could you describe the peduncle (hard to see on the picture) > Is it hard or tender, is it fibrous or spongy? Does it has five angular sides or is it cylindrical? Does it flare near the fruit. Could you indicate the flesh color > Is it yellow, white or other?Helpful Reply
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Donna C on Jun 03, 2013I have heard{ and know from the experience} if you plant cucs and squash next to each other they take on a weird shape.I did have this happen,so have you planted anything next to it? it does look like the begininng of spaghetti squash.Can't wait to find out what it isHelpful Reply
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Julie Bottemuller on Jun 03, 2013Maybe it just ate too much...Helpful Reply
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Donnell Houx on Jun 03, 2013It is lebonese. They stuff it for a traditional dish. I will try to remember the name. I grew some one yearHelpful Reply
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Donnell Houx on Jun 03, 2013Lebonese White Bush Marrow is one possibility or CousaHelpful Reply
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Donnell Houx on Jun 03, 2013here it is......sorry about my misspelling Lebanese http://www.theeasygarden.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=29420Helpful Reply
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D D Applegate on Jun 03, 2013Donna my cucumbers are planted like 100 feet or so from the squash that is planted with sweet corn and climbing beans. Donnell you may have something. Looked at the lebanese site and think maybe that might be it. Going to let them get bigger and see what happens. But It doesn't produce too good or at least so far it hasn't. Thank each of you for your comments and will keep you posted. I love gardening so much and so glad to have a site to go to to ask questions.Helpful Reply
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Paula Englert on Aug 28, 2013could it be spaghetti squash?Helpful Reply
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JanB on Aug 28, 2013Looks like spaghetti squash to me too. Looks like it may have come off the vine too soon.Helpful Reply
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Julie Dever on Jul 29, 2014Agree with last two posts. I grow one called Small Wonder, it turns orange-yellow before I pick them and serve them as individual spaghetti squashes....cut in half lengthwise, microwave....use a fork to shred right in the skin....top with your favorite sauce or just butter and seasonings. Yum.Helpful Reply
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