This showed up in my yard and I don’t garden! What is it?
I want to try to grow something from this if I can! I think it's either a cucumber or squash of some sort. Any thoughts? I cam back from vacation and the week I forgot to pull turned into this!
by MutedYellow
35 Comments
litt3r_b0x
Im thinking its a pumpkin 🤔
North_Inflation_6645
Probably some kind of squash / zucchini / pumpkin
ceceett
Pumpkin, squash, zucchini, something of that nature. It’s hard to say until they get fruit on them! Enjoy your free veggies lol
gottagrablunch
Some type of vining squash or pumpkin. No fruit ( female flowers visible) so hard to see what type.
Random – the creeping Jenny in the first pic is invasive.
Porkbossam78
A squash of some kind. Have to wait til it fruits to have any idea. Don’t eat it if it’s at all bitter, some squash hybrids are bad for you
Grimm_Joker
Not a squash or zucchini because neither of them vine like that. Definitely either a pumpkin or cantaloupe vine. Possibly watermelon
artichoke8
Also there’s a tomato starting in the middle of the final photo! You’ve got some good volunteers this year!
Opposite-Benefit-804
Looks like pumpkin, gourd, or some sort of squash
Def not cucumber
whatsinthecave
Pumpkin or gourds
AcaciaRentals
The flowers are yummy
Quick_Conversation39
Some kind of squash/pumpkin, it’s not zucchini like some people are saying
Grouchy_Ad_3705
Most likely jack o lantern pumpkin. People carve pumpkins and toss out the seeds. Squirrels bury seeds when they find them. Most farmed plants are hybrids and will not be the same as the plant it came from. So it could be butternut squash. Curcubits are crazy.
Exhausted-CNA
Waot for the flowers that have baby fruit/veg on them..Below is a pict of female melon flower
Some kind of winter squash. Wait for a female flower and u can guess what squash it is! This is a good garden surprise.
IWantToBeAProducer
I bet a squirrel in your neighborhood hid a seed in your yard. I imagine it came from a jack o lantern last fall, or someone else’s compost pile.
Noooo0000oooo0001
Did you have a pumpkin in a nearby spot this fall/Halloween? We get volunteer pumpkins from one we use for decoration for Halloween. Thanks squirrels!!
LopsidedChannel8661
My eyes were drawn to that creeping Jenny to the right of the plant.
But yeah, some kind of squash.
junctiongardenergirl
Ooh, volunteer squash! My guess is some kind of winter squash.
MobileImpressive3046
Winter squash! The way it vines out and grows tendrils confirms this. Zucchini/summer squash types do not grow tendrils and grow mostly from a central point. You can eat the male blossoms too, the ones that are just flowers without a little squash at the base of the bloom. But if you do, leave a couple for pollination so you get fruit. Volunteer plants are the best & typically very vigorous and healthy since the seed survived the elements & germinated on it’s own. Update as it grows!
77tassells
Looks like cantaloupe
Kind-Personality3098
Looks like pumpkin or squash
Shenloanne
See this? This is why I hate cucurbits. I can’t do this **intentionally** and it just shows up randomly in people’s gardens.
kakashi8466
Spaghetti squash. Looks just like mine
DangerDukes
Squash!!! Lucky you!
gholmom500
Here’s the story: cucubit seeds do great holding up all winter- even in compost piles. The “harder” winter squashed, like bird house gourds, won’t even germinate without a crack or a ton of heat- so they’re particularly likely to pop out of compost piles
Good News: free ground cover. Potentially free squash.
Bad News: you’re never sure what you might get. If it was a seed from hybrids, it might not “Breed True” – it might be a weird subtype.
TaneyCountyHeathen
That’s crook-neck squash! I know this because I am growing the exact plant and the flowers and leaves match perfectly. Harvest the squash when they are 5” long and have the crook neck.
Affectionate_Cost_88
I’m betting that some critter pooped out a seed, thus gifting you with this plant. 😊 It looks quite healthy and happy!
Vast-Combination4046
Pumpkin maybe watermelon
Rharris754
I vote pumpkin
207Menace
Pumpkin or.spaghetti squash. You compost a.jack o lantern?
Han_Ominous
How do you have marigolds if you don’t garden? I’ve never heard of them coming back.
35 Comments
Im thinking its a pumpkin 🤔
Probably some kind of squash / zucchini / pumpkin
Pumpkin, squash, zucchini, something of that nature. It’s hard to say until they get fruit on them! Enjoy your free veggies lol
Some type of vining squash or pumpkin. No fruit ( female flowers visible) so hard to see what type.
Random – the creeping Jenny in the first pic is invasive.
A squash of some kind. Have to wait til it fruits to have any idea. Don’t eat it if it’s at all bitter, some squash hybrids are bad for you
Not a squash or zucchini because neither of them vine like that. Definitely either a pumpkin or cantaloupe vine. Possibly watermelon
Also there’s a tomato starting in the middle of the final photo! You’ve got some good volunteers this year!
Looks like pumpkin, gourd, or some sort of squash
Def not cucumber
Pumpkin or gourds
The flowers are yummy
Some kind of squash/pumpkin, it’s not zucchini like some people are saying
Most likely jack o lantern pumpkin. People carve pumpkins and toss out the seeds. Squirrels bury seeds when they find them. Most farmed plants are hybrids and will not be the same as the plant it came from. So it could be butternut squash. Curcubits are crazy.
Waot for the flowers that have baby fruit/veg on them..Below is a pict of female melon flower
https://preview.redd.it/3dw8f96bn9bf1.png?width=1080&format=png&auto=webp&s=c7212249fbace1e391e06b6870441efbbdf5763a
Cucumbers?
Some kind of winter squash. Wait for a female flower and u can guess what squash it is! This is a good garden surprise.
I bet a squirrel in your neighborhood hid a seed in your yard. I imagine it came from a jack o lantern last fall, or someone else’s compost pile.
Did you have a pumpkin in a nearby spot this fall/Halloween? We get volunteer pumpkins from one we use for decoration for Halloween. Thanks squirrels!!
My eyes were drawn to that creeping Jenny to the right of the plant.
But yeah, some kind of squash.
Ooh, volunteer squash! My guess is some kind of winter squash.
Winter squash! The way it vines out and grows tendrils confirms this. Zucchini/summer squash types do not grow tendrils and grow mostly from a central point. You can eat the male blossoms too, the ones that are just flowers without a little squash at the base of the bloom. But if you do, leave a couple for pollination so you get fruit. Volunteer plants are the best & typically very vigorous and healthy since the seed survived the elements & germinated on it’s own. Update as it grows!
Looks like cantaloupe
Looks like pumpkin or squash
See this? This is why I hate cucurbits. I can’t do this **intentionally** and it just shows up randomly in people’s gardens.
Spaghetti squash. Looks just like mine
Squash!!! Lucky you!
Here’s the story: cucubit seeds do great holding up all winter- even in compost piles. The “harder” winter squashed, like bird house gourds, won’t even germinate without a crack or a ton of heat- so they’re particularly likely to pop out of compost piles
Good News: free ground cover. Potentially free squash.
Bad News: you’re never sure what you might get. If it was a seed from hybrids, it might not “Breed True” – it might be a weird subtype.
That’s crook-neck squash! I know this because I am growing the exact plant and the flowers and leaves match perfectly. Harvest the squash when they are 5” long and have the crook neck.
I’m betting that some critter pooped out a seed, thus gifting you with this plant. 😊 It looks quite healthy and happy!
Pumpkin maybe watermelon
I vote pumpkin
Pumpkin or.spaghetti squash. You compost a.jack o lantern?
How do you have marigolds if you don’t garden? I’ve never heard of them coming back.
SQUASH of some sort
Looks like my cantaloupe
Save that pollen!