Winter Squash

Squash Harvest

 

We planted the Quantum F1 Hybrid Butternut, and they are very good, savory and not too sweet.

The green on is our volunteer which came up from the compost. 

 It looks like a cross between Queen Ann and Butternut, but it is no telling.  We composted a  lot of pumpkins last year.  We have not tried the volunteer yet.  

 

Volunteer squash with salt shaker for scale

 

 

 

 

 

Harvest 2026 Photo Dump

 

 Tomato and Summer Squash are slowing down in August.  

Cucumbers and Okra still going and Winter Squash coming on.  

August 27th Harvest

 

August 7th Harvest

 

July 27th Harvest 

 

 

Third Picking

Third picking followed by 3.63" of rain.  The larger tomato is the Celebrity Plus, 

a new seed for us and we likey.  

 

Canned 21 quarts in this picking.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Second Picking

 

This was out second picking of tomatoes.

 Canned 12 Quarts

 

 

 

Tomato Canning Begins

 Feels really good following 2 years of summer drought 

and no home grown tomatoes in 2024 and 2025

Summer Harvest

Looks like it's Cucumber and Tomato for lunch, Squash and Beans for dinner.

 

 

Cucumber Eater

 

Green Bean Harvest

Picked the rest of the green beans and then we did get rain, 2.5" thus far.  

Green Bean Harvest 

Blue Lake Superior 5" Bean

17 x 1 lb vacuum bags for the freezer

It took one whole day to clean them.  I cleaned and David packaged them.  

We froze most of them, but kept the small haricot vert to eat now, and they taste great.

 We are expecting a small second picking after this rain.  

 Meanwhile, the Frittillarias love the coneflower.