For my garden this year, I tried a new heirloom variety of squash called New England Sugar Pie squash. The name alone was intriguing, and conjured up images of brilliant colors of the fall and a bountiful crop of all types of pumpkins and squash.
After a June planting, the plants were slow to get started due to cold and damp weather. However, once August got here, the high temperatures and dryer weather gave the plants a boost, and now there are dozens of large yellow blossoms. I can't wait to see what the squash will look like!
These squash are reputed to be the best for pumpkin pies, so I'll cook the squash once it's ready, and freeze it for my Thanksgiving and Christmas pumpkin pies! It's never too early to start getting ready for the holidays!
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