"basilisk" > wrote in message
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> Some time back Susan had posted about Chayote squash.
>
> They are quite good sauteed and used as a sub for potato
> in soups and stews.
>
> They were somewhat expensive, so, I am trying my hand at
> growing them.
>
> They require a long growing season and have to be sprouted
> directly from the squash, currently I have two with runners
> about 4 feet long started in pots inside, with another month to
> go before they can be moved outside.
>
> In my zone it is possible for them to come back from roots,
> year to year.
> Hopefully this will turn into an abundant source of easy to
> care for squash.
>
> Thanks, Susan

Be careful, I believe some of them grow tiny thorns,
particularly in and around the creases in the fruit.

pavane