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Maxima-Moschata
Maxima-Moschata



Interspecies hybrid between maxima and moschata squash.
I started my frost emergency harvest today. I grew plants that are descended from Tetsukabuto, which is a male sterile interspecies hybrid between maxima and moschata squash. They would have been pollinated by other varieties which are unknown to me. This project is part of my ongoing efforts to creolize my landraces, even to the point of encouraging crossing between species.
I picked the medium sized maxima landrace. I selected some fruits for seed if they had just the right shape, colors, or size. The rest can go to the farmer's market or food pantry. So here's a photo of some of the selected fruits, and some of the culls. I am not adding the small fruited varieties to the "small fruited" landrace, because they were pollinated by medium or large fruited varieties, so it might mess up the sizes.
Here's a couple different piles of squash that i harvested today prior to expected frost later in the week. I still have a couple days to get them into protected spaces.
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