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11. There are certainly lots of candidates - one subspecies of squash can produce several types of fruit

Sun Aug 17, 2014, 01:16 PM

Aug 2014

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... and there's lots of crossbreeding going on. Maybe you can spot it here:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_gourds_and_squashes

If you're interested in growing big squash, look into the "Indian Pumpkin", the Cushaw: http://www.slowfoodusa.org/ark-item/green-striped-cushaw

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