Lemon Squash

Lemon Squash is moving right along now that the heat has been turned up.  The plant (leaves, stems, & flowers) looks just like zucchini.  It’s the fruit/vegetable that is different.  It really does look like a lemon.  It’s supposed to be about the size of a lemon as well.  Right now the tendrils are continuing to grow and reach for the support in order to climb on up.  More and more flowers open each morning with gobs of pollen for the garden insects to get drunk on.

Tendrils

The recent blast of heat in the garden has the tendrils reaching out and grabbing on.  I’ve watched the tendrils on the lemon squash grow from a fraction of an inch in the evening to about 3 inches over night.  No kidding.  All the plants are growing vigorously; but the vines are really making their move.

Red Flame Grape

Lemon Squash

Malali Watermelon

 Malali Watermelon

The tendrils are almost humanlike.  I can watch them coil around something within seconds and they really tighten their grip. 

There are other types of vines in the garden besides tendrils.  That’s for another post at another time.