BeckyW Texas

Anna Bo wrote:What to do if you live in an apartment with no land access to grow? No available land for community garden and no basement for storage? Wish I could move, but it’s currently not an option.

Apartments are perfect for growing one of the most nutritious foods on the planet! Take little space, don't require lights and easy to grow in small very cheap 'equipment": SPROUTS. Seeds are easy to store, a little goes a very long way - they're quick and taste great. Do get a water purifying pitcher - better than straight tap water for rinsing/watering IMO.
You've got more possibilities than you might think. Use a top rated supplier for high germination seeds and equipment. Very easy to keep a year's supply in very little space - perfect for apartments.
Happy Gardening!

Lauren- a ranch friend who for decades has gardened outside of Denton Texas, had us sample an unknown winter squash cross she had seed saved (probably for years) from her autumn 2020 garden and gifted a large sqush to us last December.  It has skin with undertones/faint stripes almost like a zucchini was in its heritage; size/shape like banana squash with yellow & faint pink blush hard skin. The flesh is yellow, smooth, watery and bland (bland like spaghetti squash but NO strings.)
We baked our gifted squash last week - this squash stored for 12 months at temps 68-85F no direct sun without deteriorating from time of harvest/cure.

Would you like the seeds to play with for further crossing? (I had tossed them all saying the squash had no flavor, when my good husband remarked that a squash that can store for 12 months in Texas is worth preserving! I dug the seeds out of the garbage and cleaned them.)
I have about 35 seeds. Let me know if you're interested - or anyone else on the forum who might like a few seeds to try.

Happy Gardening!
BeckyWTX