Tromboncino Summer Squash

Definitely Worth Growing Again

This is our first full year of growing a garden larger than 16 square feet. And, we had terrible luck earlier in the year with vine borers taking out our squash and pumpkins soon after they would start producing, except for butternut squash and luffa. Started these from seed indoors July 23, moved outdoors in the shade 3 days later after they sprouted. Planted first week of August, in a raised bed that had previously grown tomatoes. By the beginning of September we had squash large enough to eat. Sauteed similar to zucchini but slightly more firm. Which to me is good since most squash gets mushy when cooked. Now some of the Tromboncino are very large and we look forward to seeing how they taste fully matured.

The thing you need most for tromboncino squash

Is recipes! I cannot say enough good about this squash. It is very tasty and productive. And it can be eaten young when it is just like a summer squash. Or you can let it mature, when it turns into a winter squash. I don't know what the fully grown version tastes like because I picked mine at various early stages. Even at 20 inches it is still young and tender and sweet. I baked mine, put them in stir fries, and made them into noodles. Noodles are my absolute favorite way to have it. I mix them with an equivalent amount of thin spaghetti and one of an endless possibility of sauces. I grew mine in a container with a general purpose fertilizer, and automatic watering. We created a 'squash house' covered in chicken wire to protect it from woodchucks and deer. But squash will not be contained and in no time it had grown through the chicken wire. I then had to put up a second barrier to stop the deer eating it. I lost a few but still had many.

where's the starts??

started 3 seeds, got 1 to germinate! I want all my own starts so not a novice but these did not work for me.