The last few years the Acorn squash have been terrible. No color and no flavor. This fall I bought some "locally grown organic" and it still had no flavor.

So this week I bought a Butternut squash and it had no flavor whatsoever. My DH commented that it is time to give up on winter squash. Sadly, I agree.. Plus, they are not cheap anymore. Acorn squash was on of my favorites until the last few years. I never see Hubbard or Banana squash anymore.

Are the squash just bred for shipping and shelf life and have the flavor bred out of them? Are they GMO? Many fresh items are bred for shipping and shelf life and have no flavor or nutrition. Watermelon are no good anymore.. The farmer's market things in the summer are not a lot better.

Oh well!

DaleP

On 1/11/2016 6:15 PM, dalep wrote:
> The last few years the Acorn squash have been terrible. No color and no flavor. This fall I bought some "locally grown organic" and it still had no flavor.
>
> So this week I bought a Butternut squash and it had no flavor whatsoever. My DH commented that it is time to give up on winter squash. Sadly, I agree. Plus, they are not cheap anymore. Acorn squash was on of my favorites until the last few years. I never see Hubbard or Banana squash anymore.
>
> Are the squash just bred for shipping and shelf life and have the flavor bred out of them? Are they GMO? Many fresh items are bred for shipping and shelf life and have no flavor or nutrition. Watermelon are no good anymore. The farmer's market things in the summer are not a lot better.
>
> Oh well!
>
> DaleP
>
I don't know where you live but acorn squash grown where I live (SC) is
still very tasty. So is butternut. They taste different but both have
a very nice flavour.

Where I live "locally grown" doesn't require shipping. It goes from
farm to the farm stand, it's just a few miles. Oh, and I wouldn't place
too much emphasis on that "organic" label if I were you.

Jill

dalep wrote:
> The last few years the Acorn squash have been terrible. No color and
> no flavor. This fall I bought some "locally grown organic" and it
> still had no flavor.
>
> So this week I bought a Butternut squash and it had no flavor
> whatsoever. My DH commented that it is time to give up on winter
> squash. Sadly, I agree. Plus, they are not cheap anymore. Acorn
> squash was on of my favorites until the last few years. I never see
> Hubbard or Banana squash anymore.
>
> Are the squash just bred for shipping and shelf life and have the
> flavor bred out of them? Are they GMO? Many fresh items are bred
> for shipping and shelf life and have no flavor or nutrition.
> Watermelon are no good anymore. The farmer's market things in the
> summer are not a lot better.
>
> Oh well!
>
> DaleP


I grew banana squash in my garden this year. One plant, I got 5 huge
squash and 2 little ones. I've eaten half of one of the big ones so
far; good thing they keep for a *long* time.

Bob

On 1/11/2016 5:15 PM, dalep wrote:
> The last few years the Acorn squash have been terrible. No color and no flavor. This fall I bought some "locally grown organic" and it still had no flavor.
>
> So this week I bought a Butternut squash and it had no flavor whatsoever. My DH commented that it is time to give up on winter squash. Sadly, I agree. Plus, they are not cheap anymore. Acorn squash was on of my favorites until the last few years. I never see Hubbard or Banana squash anymore.
>
> Are the squash just bred for shipping and shelf life and have the flavor bred out of them? Are they GMO? Many fresh items are bred for shipping and shelf life and have no flavor or nutrition. Watermelon are no good anymore. The farmer's market things in the summer are not a lot better.
>
> Oh well!
>
> DaleP
>

Has there been any change in the weather where you live? That could
have an impact of veggies grown in your area if the change is
significant (for example more/less rainfall than usual).

MaryL