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Sprout surprise - Vivipary spaghetti squash

Kellios Mac

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Check out this happy little sprout surprise.

Anyone ever try planting seeds that have sprouted inside? Must have been nice and toasy in there!

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Anne Miller

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There is a squash that to grow it, the whole squash needs to be planted. I can never remember the name of it.

So I would imagine if you planted one of those that is what it would look like inside.

What kind of squash was that?

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So when I saw that you had the name of the squash in the title, I put that into google "Vivipary spaghetti "

I got this:

We cut open a spaghetti squash and it had green sprouts growing inside. Have you seen this before? Is it safe to eat the squash?

https://www.agriculture.purdue.edu/agcomm/newscolumns/archives/ITG/2017/November/171102ITG.html

This must happen more often than known.

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Kellios Mac

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Thanks Anne!

I"m going to try putting them in the dirt and see what happens! Lots of baby roots in there.

Now i'm curious about planting a whole squash, interesting...I guess it could feed itself? Frankensquash perhaps

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I tried to search for the threads about the one that has to be planted whole though I didn't come up with it.

I am hoping someone will see this and post the name here.

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I ask Mr. Google who said Chayote Squash.

Here is a thread that you might find interesting:

https://permies.com/t/160678/Chayote-Squash-Journey

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