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Here's what we're growing, this year:

* Cushaw White (C. argyrosperma)
* Black Futsu (C. moschata)
* Patisson Golden Marbre (C. pepo)

Cushaw White is the clear winner. The plant grew enormous quickly and has four quite large fruits with at least one more fruit growing. Black Futsu has fruit, but they're very small and some don't look how they should). Patisson Golden Marbre has a big healthy-looking plant, but I'm still waiting on fruit, even though it's had female flowers for a long time.

It's a good thing Cushaw White is doing so awesomely. I used my very last seed (fortunately, it germinated). I tried to grow it on a previous year, but the corn and our neighbor's shed shaded it too much. This year it has full sun and lots of space (although it could have used more space had we not pruned it) I direct-seeded most of the seeds last time (squash don't have a 100% germination rate in our soil). This time, I started it in a foam cup in my unheated greenhouse. It also had black plastic this time.