Another type of winter squash:  Cushaw.  It is delicious!!!

 

Cushaw is an heirloom variety of squash.  That means when you grow it, and harvest the seeds, they will germinate TRUE to the variety.  Last year when I was in Virginia, we went to "the farm" in Gloucester, and I bought a Cushaw squash.  We cooked it over the winter, made soup, and it was delish!!!! I saved the seeds.

 

So naturally, this spring, I planted several seeds along with acorns and butternuts.  Fortunately I planted these in the shady part of the garden, and they are doing great!!!  One vine has 4 squashes on it.  Each one weighing about 1-2 pounds.  Big enough for us.  

 

Really!!!!  Isn't it pretty?  Oh, the plastic underneath?  That's to keep the ground bugs from burrowing into it.  Best to keep them off the ground.  Don't know how they manage that at the farm.  But in my small-ish garden, it's easy enough.  

 

HAPPY  GARDENING!!!