Spaghetti squash? Watermelon? Summer Squash? Invasion of the Body Snatcher's pod? Something is definitely taking shape and I have a feeling a definite identification is on the horizon...
Previously (here and here) I had suggested that it might have helped folks online to assist in the identification of my garden’s mystery vegetable if I had taken photographs of the veggie in question with a ruler next to it. (You know... "see how it grows.") Being a teacher, with no less then three school aged children in his house, you would think I would be able to find a 12-inch ruler pretty easily… guess again! After searching through their desks and my own boxes of stored school supplies, and coming up with zero rulers, I figured I would offer some size perspective using my ole’ foot, which is about twelve inches in length.Judging from my foot I would say the vegetables length, as of yesterday (August 14) is approximately 8" in length and 3" in diameter at its largest point.
Stage 1: The first appearance, from deep within the compost pile...
Stage 2: Boom, baby... there's a big plant from outta nowhere!
Stage 3: The beginnings of a flower which suggests that there might be some weird vegetable-thing about to take shape...
Stage 4: It's getting greener with distinct lines running the length of the vegetable...
Stage 5 is at the top of the post: final guesses, anyone? I for one hope it's not one of those "body pod things," although it would explain my apprehension around sleeping...
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8 comments:
Hmmmm... definately a body snatcher pod. My weird one ended up being just a spaghetti squash - just green on the outside, but it tasted the same. Yours here is now completely puzzling to me. :)
nice post :)
I just wanted to say, "hi" from a fellow RBF'er! I came across your blog on BE.
just got my vote at BOTB..a lot of credits were at stake !!
If memory serves me, I believe you have watermelon growing in your compost pile. (I used to grow them when I had a big garden.)
Beautiful pics and nice post!
SC
It's a delicata squash.
WOW--i think i'm going to solely write a garden blog... i never get this many comments about running ;)
Thanks everyone for commenting and voting for us on BOTB!
kshippy--thanks... i'm hoping it is a pod person so he can go to work for me in a few weeks
aayush--im a gamblin' man when it comes to BOTB... when school starts i have little time to participate much so i "go big" instead of "go home"
laura--howdy! i enjoy checking on your blog too and will make the effort to comment more frequently!
sc--mmmmmm... i love water melon especially after a race... so I hope you're right!
anonymous--i great guess... and i like that you've "said" so with a sense of certainty :)
cheers everyone!
I'm gonna go with watermelon. When you find out what it is, post and tell us too. Maybe you discovered some new hyrbrid, like a squashamelon (ewww, I don't think that would taste too good).
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