"pavane" wrote in message
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"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

They are best picked when they are small and the skin is smooth. Taste
way better than older ones. We grew them and they went berserk, right
along the entire fence, so we had the chance to pick them at their best.
Shops here in Australia usually sell them large and older.