Ok I am still in squash mode, this time I'm wondering what you have as favorites for the smaller/mid-size winter squash or edible pumpkins?
Currently, Sunshine Kobacha F1, Cucurbita maxima is my favorite "if I could grow only one".
It outshines all the others I've tried. In the past I've grown Delicata, Small Sugar pumpkin, New England Sugar Pie, Early Sweet Sugar Pie, Winter Luxury, Naked Bear f1, and Tuffy Acorn (all Cucurbita pepo). The acorn – in my previous house so not as hot and more moisture in the air than here - was the worst. One squash per vine. The Naked Bear hull-less was great for a hull-less seed pumpkin if that's all you want but not as sweet as others for eating the flesh. If I had the space for just pepitos, I'd grow it again. Winter Luxury and Delicata came highly recommended but were so so for me. Pepo and maxima both aren't supposed to be as heat tolerant as moschata – but the Sunshine is a maxima and it loves it here and my pepo summer squash thrive. After Sunshine, the small sugar pie does well but not as prolific as Sunshine. Sunshine does get powdery mildew at the end of the season – not enough to kill it before frost does with some minor management.
This year I'm adding Butterkin F1, a moschata, as Harris had a free shipping sale combined with $2 packets of seeds that I couldn't resist. It's a scalloped- shaped butternut cross. Looks interesting.
https://www.harrisseeds.com/pr...
When I didn't garden because of drought, a friend had shared a few of her daughter's garden
small butternuts – but they didn't know which it was. Just that it was productive here. I've added the Squash Winter Honeybaby F1 AAS to my wishlist to try. It is a moschata so should do well. But I didn't pick it up for this year.
With the success of Sunshine, I'd also added the Bonbon (F1) Buttercup, maxima AAS winner, to my wishlist as it looks like something I'd like. This is top of the list for new ones to try. I keep debating about adding a bed or finding space to try it this year.
https://all-americaselections....
Have you grown any of these? Your favorites or small squash/pumpkins you wouldn't grow again?
