I have not been feeding my garden plants weird chemicals, I swear. I don't know why they do freaky stuff. Two butternut squash grew right into the fence and one carrot looks like a science experiment. Anybody have recipies for half a squash?
hey jenny, your carrots have root knot nematodes. I don't think you should eat them. I'm told they don't really grow carrots up here on a commercial basis because the nematodes are so bad. http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/factsheets/RootKnotNematode.htm
skweerell - you really freaked me out about the nemotodes... but they are harmless...
Root Knot Nematode (nematode - Meloidogyne spp.): There are no diagnostic symptoms seen on above-ground plant parts. When infected carrots are examinged, galls can be seen on adventitious roots and there is often multiple tap-root formation [Photo #5] or malformed roots. Although deformed carrots are culled at the packing shed, nematodes contained in the roots are not harmful to humans when consumed.
I once had carrots that were a little kinky. There were actually three of them and they seemed to be spooning eachother! I put a picture of them on flickr.
do you have nigella lawson's cookbook 'how to eat'? she has an excellent recipe for butternut squash soup that i just love. it's easy, fairly quick and super tasty. definitely recommend it.
wow, those are some crazy looking veggies! I don't know about recipes for 'half a squash', but a good use for butternut is steaming and then purréeing the flesh for use in soups.
ReplyDeleteEep! Funny how much your veggies look like some of the monster-softies that populate craft fairs. Hee hee!
ReplyDeletehey jenny,
ReplyDeleteyour carrots have root knot nematodes. I don't think you should eat them. I'm told they don't really grow carrots up here on a commercial basis because the nematodes are so bad.
http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.cornell.edu/factsheets/RootKnotNematode.htm
It looks like your butternuts are trying to escape. It's kind of funny. :)
ReplyDeleteskweerell - you really freaked me out about the nemotodes... but they are harmless...
ReplyDeleteRoot Knot Nematode (nematode - Meloidogyne spp.): There are no diagnostic symptoms seen on above-ground plant parts. When infected carrots are examinged, galls can be seen on adventitious roots and there is often multiple tap-root formation [Photo #5] or malformed roots. Although deformed carrots are culled at the packing shed, nematodes contained in the roots are not harmful to humans when consumed.
http://plantpathology.tamu.edu/Texlab/Vegetables/Carrot/rkn.html
I once had carrots that were a little kinky. There were actually three of them and they seemed to be spooning eachother! I put a picture of them on flickr.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.flickr.com/photos/pillworm/262715499/
Wow! They look really freaky..but kinda funny and cute, too...especially d last one...it's a big toe complete with toe nail...haha
ReplyDeletehmm, i wonder how they will taste. Maybe you could put them out for Halloween & scare the kiddies - or your pets.
ReplyDeleteWhen will your banner turn to fall?
do you have nigella lawson's cookbook 'how to eat'? she has an excellent recipe for butternut squash soup that i just love. it's easy, fairly quick and super tasty. definitely recommend it.
ReplyDeleteLOL! They knew they were going to be eaten, so they tried to get outta Dodge!
ReplyDeleteOuch !
ReplyDelete