Audrey ll

For at least 15 years I have planted

a small garden. I have had Tomatos, Potatos,

Spinich, Beets, Turnips, Green Beans,

English Peas, Radishes, Rhubarb,

Leaf Lettuce, Sweet Corn and Yellow Summer Squash.

The only thing I planted every year was Tomatos.

I tried the other veggies a few times,

but they really never

were worth the trouble or the extra money

on our water bill. So I just stuck with

tomatos.

I also had a hole in the corner of my garden

that I would throw in veggie peelings, coffee

grounds and egg shells. It was a small

Compost. I used the rich soil for planting

flowers. This year I told AJ "Just let the

Garden grow over with grass. No more Garden."

I did plant 2 Tomato Plants in a bare spot

in our back yard and they are doing fine.

Well, little did I know laying in my compost

hole was a seed just waiting for warm

weather, sun and rain. A squash plant

started to grow in the un-wanted garden.

I showed it to AJ and he said just leave it alone.

So we did and it grew and grew and grew.

Soon it was blocking us from mowing the

the grass that was growing in the old garden spot.

Soon it was growing in the yard. Growing in

with flowers and around the Bird Bath.

What is this plant? There were yellow squash

blooms, so I thought it to be a

Yellow Summer Squash. Soon we saw

little green squash...and they grew,

but never turned Yellow.

What is this plant? The Summer Squash

should be bright yellow at this size.

Well, we let them grow

waiting for the yellow to appear. Soon

they were so big and still a pale green.

I told AJ these must be

Winter Butternut Squash...but they

are so big. If we don't pick them now

they will loose their sweetness if they

get much bigger. So I picked them!

Now AJ and ME love Butternut Squash.

I peel them, cut them in large cubes,

sprinkle them with brown sugar

and dot them with butter.

Bake in baking pan covered for 1 hour

at 350 degrees. Yummmm!!!!

So, I should have known when I picked

these Giants, they were still greenish colored

not tan and the stem was green, not brown.

They just did not look like the Butternut Squash

I purchase at the store. To big, neck to long,

bulb not big enough and not the right color.

Well they are Butternut Squash and Yep I

had picked them to soon. I peeled one hopeing

when I cut it open it would be the bright

orange color of a ripe Butternut Squash.

Much like the color of a Pumpkin.

Nope, no such luck it was a pale yellow. It

had been picked to early.

I got on the Web and read sometimes the Squash

will ripen after picked if in a cool place.

Cool place in Oklahoma in July! where?
I have a few more coming on and they will

stay on the vine till the first frost!

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Do you understand Audrey ll ????

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