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All 3 of the weird squashes had a "bush" growth like zucchini, instead of trailing vines like most squash.
I'd like some help with possible names/varieties if anyone recognizes!
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#1:
The first one appears to be a hybrid mini pumpkin, and is the only one I've been able to narrow down somewhat: It grew two small squash, VERY early: at the same time as zucchini early! And then crapped out completely in July. These little pumpkin-types are light orange inside and smell and taste very much like pumpkin. Some similar varieties I have found are Flame, Blaze, and Lil Pump-ke-mon. All three of those named varieties are F1 hybrids, and not something a heritage/open pollinated seed company would stock. So, it's likely to be an oopsie cross, but of WHAT?
#2:
This one appears to be some sort of acorn or dumpling squash...? It starts out ivory/light green and gets dark green stripes as it gets larger. I have no idea if they change colour when allowed to cure. This was a VERY VERY prolific bush, and I took 19 squash from it. 1st one done just a hair later than zucchini, but this plant was the Energizer Bunny on steroids. It was still very healthy and making new squash when frost hit! No powdery mildew, no blight, and vine borers passed this one right by!!! My picture makes the inside look as orange as the mini-pumpkin type, but it is lighter, more like dark yellow: however, it definitely has a pumpkin smell to it. I haven't tasted it...a lady at work has been snapping them up as fast as they grew, and I'm not a huge squash fan in any case.
#3:
This one is zucchini shaped, but doesn't get quite as large. The skin colours are identical to #1 mini-pumpkin. Skin is thicker and harder than my regular zucchini: I made zucchini boats for supper out of one, and had a heck of a time halving a fresh one. Despite very juicy and greasy filling, we had to scrape flesh out and discard the skin. Crappy photography skills AGAIN (pretty sure I'm hopeless with a camera) but the inside of this squash isn't orange AT ALL, but is an ivory/light yellow colour and has a zucchini smell and taste...however texture is stringier, more like pumpkin. Maybe a Delicata cross?
Any ideas and insights as to type are welcome. In the meantime, I have temporarily named the acorn type "Jans Heart", and the zucchini type "Jans Delight". I haven't called the mini pumpkin anything, because I know that thing probably already has a name lol