[lakelady]

Mark, I grew Violina Rugosa and fell in love with it. Actually, I had purchased one a few years ago at a farmers' market, and it took me a long time to find out what it was called as they just told me Italian Butternut. It is a very big vine, but for me it was productive, and the squash are out of this world, sweeter than regular Butternuts. Roasted slices on a baking sheet carmelize on their own and taste sweet like candy. Makes a great pie and soup too.

I made the mistake of not growing it last year and regretted it. Let me know if you want a few seeds, I can send you some as I still have some left (2 year old seed). Oh, and its a really good keeper too.

Here's a photo of one of mine