Weekly Photo Challenge: A Good Match

Every time I thought about “A Good Match,” my mind went back to a 2013 photo. I felt a sense of fascination when I first saw this tromboncino squash…. and I am still fascinated by it. To me it is the epitome of a good match.

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Tromboncino squash are considered summer squash and are used in the same way as zucchini.

What I find most interesting about this form of squash, though, is that if you allow it to continue to grow, it will turn into a winter squash. In that process, it changes color and the skin becomes hard. The inside becomes sweet and reminds me of acorn squash. I really love eating it at that point.

I also love how big the squash grows. This one was five feet long!

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(I took the photo above by taking a picture of myself in a mirror. My arms weren’t long enough to take it facing me. Besides, in 2013, I probably didn’t even know what a selfie was!)

The Fascinating Tromboncino

I have been fascinated by tromboncino squash ever since I discovered them in 2013. Generally they are eaten when they are small. At that time they are considered summer squash and can be used in the same way you use zucchini. However, if you let a tromboncino squash continue to grow, it will turn into a winter squash.

The winter form may become very large.

In 2013, one of those squash grew in a very fascinating way.

This year I let one grow into the winter form. When I picked it, it weighed five pounds and was two feet long.

While that is big, it doesn’t come close to the one that grew in 2013. That one was 5 feet long! My memory is that it weighed 15 pounds, but I’m wondering now if it was less. Regardless, it was HEAVY. Below you will see a picture of that squash. It isn’t a clear photo, but it makes the point! I took it by snapping my reflection in a mirror. At that point, I had never heard of a selfie!