Help Identifying a pale green, spherical squash-y like vegetable
Got it from the local co-op, no idea what it is! I assume it's some sort of squash. It's about the size of a medium-large orange.
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That's a cue ball zucchini.
It's similar to a one ball zucchini (yellow), and an eight ball zucchini (dark green, almost black). All of them are round and great squashes to stuff and roast. Hope you enjoyed it!
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What kind of squash is round and green?
Typically spherical and a speckled light green, the gourmet globe is a French heirloom squash. It's sweeter than the round zucchini, but usually more expensive, too. This is a weird one: pale green, perfectly smooth, and shaped like a large beefsteak tomato.How do I know what kind of squash I have?
Chayote (mirliton) Chayote squash is green with ridges and a bumpy texture, but that doesn't really do it justice. You could easily mistake chayote squash for a pepper in the produce aisle, but it's also casually referred to as vegetable pear. Its appearance is unique, to say the least.What is the name of green squash?
Green Squash can be used as a generic term for many squash vegetables from this family. You can use it to refer summer and winter squashes with green colors. Pattypans, Cousa Squash, and Eight Ball varieties are often available in diverse shades of green color. And we know them as Green Squashes only.More answers regarding help Identifying a pale green, spherical squash-y like vegetable
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The fruit from the Cucurbit family (pumpkins, squash, zucchini, melons, gourds etc) are all very good at cross pollinating. This will create some very strange fruits.
I have accidentally grown all kinds of odd things. I would imagine that they are more common at markets & places where people sell produce grown on smaller (than commercial scale production) plots or gardens. This is because proximity is a contributing factor with wind & insect pollination.
I don't recognise this particular one but it could easily be hybrid. Was it the only one of its type or was there a whole crate of them?
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