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Seed and fiber edible

Seeds and fibers are not eaten. I'm removing this, because it's not true. A quick search on Ask Jeeves revealed pages of recipes for toasted acorn squash seeds, and I just myself ate some, and they taste no different from fresh-roasted pumpkin seeds. If anyone has evidence to the contrary or something, please show so that I might consider revising my opinion, but right now it stands that people do eat them. Gorovich 21:57, 4 October 2007 (UTC)[reply]

There seems to be a redirect from Cucurbita pepo to this page, when many other kinds a squash, including spaghetti squash are the same species of squash. Though I am not an expert of Cucurbita pepo, I do like to cook them, I would be willing to fix it up a bit. Either linking Cucurbita pepo to the squash page, or start a winter squash page. --User:Sven Heinicke 2004-12-30.

Clearly the whole thing needs cleaned up. I just looked at squash (fruit) and it needs a good discussion of what squashes are which species. A winter squash page would just confuse things further since several different species would fall under that category and the summer squashes are largely C. pepo, which includes many winter squashes. I would vote for everything including C. pepo, C. maxima, and C. mixta pointing to a general squash page and then give a good discussion of the different species and the varieties in them. Good luck! -- WormRunner | Talk 16:32, 30 Dec 2004 (UTC)

Why is is called acorn squash? --radiojon 05:14, 2003 Sep 5 (UTC)

Article says it due to the shape but its not like any acorn I've seen nor any on the Acorn page. --JBellis 21:04, 18 September 2006 (UTC)[reply]

That is because it is not what I know as acorn squash. It is a pepper squash. Many years ago I was able to get acorn squash. It looked like a green overgrown acorn, cap and all. It was the best tasting squash. Then after a few years the stores started calling pepper squash acorn squash and I was no longer able to find acorn squash. Pepper squash was terrible tasting. For a long time I looked to find acorn squash but it seemed to have disappeared. 173.206.113.32 (talk) 19:28, 26 September 2024 (UTC)[reply]

I have reverted a claim that acorn squash is a summer squash. although it's the same species, my understanding is that "summer" vs "winter" is defined by some other properties like cultivation times and maturation state at harvest. The species also includes pumpkin (not a summer squash either), zucchini, and yellow croockneck squash. One might consider creating a small cucurbita pepo page that links to these different pages. -Madeleine 20:26, 3 March 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Just a Question

I have a quick question to fellow acorn squash growers: I have been growing a vegetable garden for years, and have had great success most years. I am known as the produce man of my nieghborhood. The question i wanted to ask was one year i planted four acorn squash vines. I got almost 20 squash! every year after that, i can not get one squash to grow. is there a reason for this? Juliancolton 16:35, 1 November 2007 (UTC)[reply]

Did you have any bees visit your plants? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Tom.eberhard (talk • contribs) 22:16, 12 February 2008 (UTC)[reply]

I hand-pollinate them. Juliancolton ^{The storm still blows...} 14:10, 1 March 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Rock Club section

Could people stop including this nonsensical material. --Bendž|Ť 17:38, 10 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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