I am not sure what squash grew, how it grew where it did, or where it even came from. But it was fun!
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One of them is the same sort of shape as an egg plant/aubergine. So I dont know lol
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Assume they were dropped by critters or birds, as you say you have animals visiting. They all look like they belong to the gourd family of plants which don't always grow true to the parent. I have squirrels here and they transport and bury Macadamia nuts all over my property as well as in neighbors yards. I even find the plants growing in my pots!
Looks to me you'll have some interesting "Halloween" carvings… maybe a new $$ making enterprise! I too had a volunteer growing amongst my hydrangeas, turned out to be a wonderful cantaloupe ! Names, greeniewort gourdy, greenie squat gourdy and birdiehouse peargourdie. Yes very corny but….
Send one of each to the University's garden extension for DNA identification?? The largest look like ash pumpkin from Asia.
Come on like, cut those bad boys open!!!
They all look like summer squash and summer squash crosses… That simply were left to ripen fully.
Almost all "summer squash" will get harder shells and 'store' and can be used like winter squash. Not all. But most.
Try peeling some and cooking them up like any squash or pumpkin.
Lots of new flavor varieties come about this way.
What is an heirloom but a hybrid/or natural cross that continued on (tho not all go of course. And not all are winners)
There are so so so many varieties of squash. I can't wait to try my hand at growing more next year. Only managed 4 this year (only 2 succeeded at all)
They are such fun.
How about naming the cross bred squash as Aladdin's Lamp?
Looks like a hubbard variety
Could a squirrel possibly have raided your neighbor’s last fall decorations and buried seeds in your garden?
I'm in southern Ontario and have the same one. The one you have 3 of. It was a volunteer too!
CROSS POLLINATION:
I think these are crosses between squash and pumpkin …. genetically, they will come in different shapes and sizes, based on the genotype. Same parent types, but different "kids". LoL And the phenotypes of your collection in the end actually speak to this idea. The large squashes took on the size of the pumpkins but the looks of the squash. The pear shaped ones took on the looks of both parents. And the flat ones took on the shape of pumpkins but the size of squash. Makes sense! My college biology just came in handy. LoL
Something squash or Ghost Squash
Call the biggest ones "Bowling Pin Squash", and that middle one "Franken-Squash". Great video,
I would buy some of those random seeds
something squash= eggplant squash
The zucchinis that my mom grew this year got to the same size as those large white/yellow ones.Friends and family were amazed that they would even grow to that size because the ones from the store are so small!
First one looks like a Bird Gourd… dry it out and make a bird house out of it..:))
The really big ones at least around my area in Ohio are called Lunch Lady Gourds. They are an edible squash
I just learned about toxic volunteer squash. I had never heard of this before, but I thought I would share this information from Oregon State University. (I'm sorry the link is so long!!!) https://extension.oregonstate.edu/ask-expert/featured/are-volunteer-squash-toxic?utm_campaign=Gardening%20Newsletter&utm_medium=email&_hsmi=97604785&_hsenc=p2ANqtz–8S_ujTYjlXI99Fno29DMj22iibsFEG9_P7R9qcs2_2KWvD90qEsO1jse3kuHj85Lr2SAlxv4MOrr_Wr8yHglc9SrQBE1qopFTSd1SfdiC0yUChl0&utm_content=97604785&utm_source=hs_email
Luke, you might have a hole in your pocket. Lol
The something squash looks like a Chinese gourd.
Look up David’s Gardens Seeds Gourds Witches Brew on Amazon. Your squash looks like the ones you will see in the photo