HOW and WHEN to Harvest Summer Squash!! Yellow Patty Pan, Delicious and Fun Squash!
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- Опубліковано 5 лют 2025
- Summer squash is such a rewarding plant to grow! The plants, along with the fruits that they produce, can grow large and yield abundantly. It is commonly because of this that they have become a gardening staple. And then, there is also the fact that these summer squashes can be used to create zucchini breads, garden salads and other delectable recipes! This year I am growing the yellow patty pan squash. It can be used as either a summer squash type or a winter squash type; however, I much prefer it as the former. These plants can provide substantial yields provided the plants have access to adequate fertility. In this video I go over some simple yet important techniques when harvesting this squash so that the best ones are picked every time. I then also discuss a favorite method I use for preserving this summer squash for over the winter months.
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2:05pm. 7/31/23
Very interesting. I have never eaten this squash. I appreciate the helpful hints on how to prepare the patty-pan squash and I'll give it a try.
L. Roosa
Thank you, I appreciate it! Hope it turns out well.
This was just what I was looking for. Planted patty pan squash for the first time this year.
Awesome! That is great to hear! I hope it works out well
This is so helpful. I planted one of these in my garden in New Zealand and had no idea what I was doing and now I've got about 30 of them growing on the plant and had no idea when to harvest them 😂 thank you
Thank you, and that is so awesome! This squash is a super fun one to grow!
@@terra-blegardeningvideos it's been fun watching them develop, especially as I had no real idea of what I was planting. Turns out, the plant is huge! It shaded out some other plants, but it's worth it for experimenting haha
@@Athuwu Yes, for sure!
Thanks for your video; I didn't know patty pans hardened off to be winter squashes. I found a volunteer patty pan plant in the field behind my house. It had 26 large (varying sizes some 5 inch to about 8 inch) whiteish-light green squashes with dull skin. When I cut it I could barely cut through the skin, (and the seeds were very mature) but I cooked it with a little butter and water, the skin became soft enough to eat, but the flesh was strange; not like a summer squash, and not like a winter squash, more potato like. Is that your experience with them they harden off? It could also have been cross pollinated with a small variety pumpking plant near by although it did not seem very pumpkin like either. I look forward to your reply!
Very interesting. My experience of using them as winter squashes, is that in taste they are comparatively bland, but the texture is very much that of a winter squash. The skin of the mature squash will thicken up to be similar to that of a normal winter squash. When mature, I use them as a winter squash, and some form of sweetener can be added to compensate if desired.
Squashes can cross very easily and some gourds may look similar, in fact certain gourds can even be the same species (C. pepo) and could therefore cross as well.
Regardless, over all a blander flavor is to be expected for the patty-pan when mature. Thanks!
@@terra-blegardeningvideos Thanks for your thoughts. I was also thinking it may have been a similar gourd. The neighbors often throw their pumpkins (and Christmas trees) into the field and maybe their (decorative) gourds too... I did not realize gourds could be eaten too; this was pretty meaty and the seeds very developed. It definitely is patty pan shaped, smooth, and colored (light greenish-white) and no bumps like other (decorative) gourds I have seen.
PS; I talked to a seller at our local growers market yesterday. She said another seller (at a different growers market) had had "squash potatoes" that were selling like crazy, (and every body was asking for them at all of the other booths) because they were a low-carb alternative to potatoes. They were also patty pan shaped. I'm going to take her some seeds and maybe a couple (she had wanted pictures) next week.
Some types of gourds are edible, while others are not. It can depend on species or variety. Interesting about the 'squash potatoes', I never thought about them being a substitute for potatoes! Thanks!
@@terra-blegardeningvideos sure!
I enjoyed your video. I'm enjoying these squashes as well and its nice to see that I can freeze them.