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Nicki85

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Blue banana squash...
« on: August 07, 2011, 16:12 »
Hello!

I've got two Blue Banana Squash on my plot.  Both have set fruit and I have one that is about 30cm- 40cm long.  However, I have no idea when I am supposed to pick it!  Here is a pic. Any ideas?  They were some seeds from a friend and I do not have any instructions. 


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Re: Blue banana squash...
« Reply #1 on: August 07, 2011, 16:15 »
I would have thought you harvest them as you would any other squash, but they are very pretty! :D
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Re: Blue banana squash...
« Reply #2 on: August 07, 2011, 16:16 »
As it is one you can keep, I would guess when the skin has hardened a bit, and is the pale blue colour of a ripe one.

Like the look of this  :D
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Re: Blue banana squash...
« Reply #3 on: August 07, 2011, 16:25 »
I grew the Jumbo pink banana last year (it turned out yellow more than pink).  I harvested one early on because I wanted to eat it!  The others I left on the plant until the leaves died back in mid autumn, as I wanted to store them and you need the skin to harden up as sunshineband says.
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Re: Blue banana squash...
« Reply #4 on: August 07, 2011, 23:29 »
I grew Jumbo Pink banana a few years ago and mine grew 19" long  :D  I'd leave your blue one to grow on a bit as there's time yet for it to grow still more and for it to get ripe



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