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

basilisk

"basilisk" > wrote in message
...
> 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

On Mon, 18 Feb 2013 10:01:02 -0500, pavane wrote:

> "basilisk" > wrote in message
> ...
>> 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

Will do.

I haven't seen any on the purchased squash, but they may have been brushed
off.

basilisk

"pavane" wrote in message
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"basilisk" > wrote in message
...
> 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.

On 02/18/2013 05:22 AM, basilisk wrote:
> Chayote squash


Had to look them up. Sounds yummy. Hope these links
save others some time.

"Chayote, fruit, cooked, boiled, drained, with salt":
7 grams carb
http://nutritiondata.self.com/facts/...roducts/2842/2

Nice article on what a Chayote is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chayote

If you like apple pie you can boil them in slices in water that has
artificial sweetener of some kind. They absorb whatever flavour they are
cooked in. A piece of clove in the water is good too. Make a crumble
topping with cinnamon, butter, crushed almonds and a bit of sweetener.
Served warm with whipped cream - yum.

"basilisk" wrote in message
...

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

basilisk

On Tue, 19 Feb 2013 10:12:26 +1000, Ozgirl wrote:

> If you like apple pie you can boil them in slices in water that has
> artificial sweetener of some kind. They absorb whatever flavour they are
> cooked in. A piece of clove in the water is good too. Make a crumble
> topping with cinnamon, butter, crushed almonds and a bit of sweetener.
> Served warm with whipped cream - yum.
>
Sounds good, thanks,
last year they were around $2 each in the stores,
a little pricey to experiment a lot.

Maybe the gardening will go well, and I'll have
a lot to work with.

basilisk