Yes, Jarrahdale. I bought the seeds from Baker Creek several years ago and have grown them every year since. If you'd like some seeds, Tree Mail me your current addy and I'll get a packet right out to you.

It's probably the best winter squash out there. The fruit gets quite large and keeps for a very long time. I suppose it is a "cheese type" squash.

Squash bugs entirely shut down my squash growing a few years ago.


They were overwintering in winter compost heaps and around the greenhouse ground connections. This thread has given me enough ideas to maybe try again. The populations are way down, but I know they'll be back. No SVB on the left side of the continent, thankfully (yet).

We mill our own flour every week, so that's an easy one. I interplant pretty heavily so I don't know if covers are possible, but I might be able to come up with something. I feel a twinge of hope coming on.

Maybe I'll try this Jarrahdale variety.

From a "puttin' up" standpoint, Jarrahdale is my fav. Best bang for your buck.

Thanks, Dave, I'll take a raincheck on the Jarrahdale seeds. I'm saving room for fall brassica and onions, late tomatoes, and also have a 3 cheese pumpkin plants I'll be setting out tomorrow or next day.

Paul, your squash bug pic is something nightmares are made of! :>+ Makes me wanna roll that whole leaf up and squish it! I hope you will have better success in the future.

Shoe...entirely too warm, waiting for shadows to lengthen before going back out. Ugh.

Has anyone tried silver mulch? Somewhere - probably on DG- I read that it works.

Pam

This was 20 minutes from us when we lived in OH. I miss it so much. We bought flour, pancake mix, all sorts of stuff here:

http://www.cliftonmill.com/

Shoe, we're eating tomato sandwiches too and neighbor offered corn and beans so I might have to get a bucket and take a walk

Thanks for sharing that Vic! I love historic places.

When we see signs of borers we cover all areas touching the ground with soil
The vines will normally re-root giving them new life and vigor