What is That Beast in the Garden? (Hint: It's related to a pumpkin)

I call it "The Beast", "The Monster", and "The Dinosaur", but really it is just a really big squash. I have yet to find out the name of the variety of this squash. Anyone who has any guesses, please comment below. It might be from one of the seeds I got from the Florida Organic Growers. I have yet to ask. I have not seen this particular variety mentioned anywhere online.

This is what it would look like if squashes were used instead of bouquets for beauty pageants.


Here's the monster in his natural habitat.


This is what it would look like if Ahanu's left arm mutated into a squash.

"The change hurts!"


"Ahhh! The transformation is finally complete!...Success!"


If kids could have squash as pets...We'd call this one "Lumpy".


This is what a younger cousin of "The Beast" looked like after we had eaten half of it.


The squash fruit grows quite large, but the plants themselves are actually trying to take over the entire yard (and soon the neighbor's. I have had to redirect them so they will not start growing into the street. (Remember: All the photos in the blog entries are linked to bigger versions. Just click to view larger!)









Well, if you are wondering. The squash tasted really good. We boiled big slices in water and ate them with butter and salt and sometimes rice as well. Dee-lish!