Vegetables I Grow #001: The "Iskush" or Squash, A Vegetable and a Fruit.

One of the most common vegetables where I live, this fruit can be found growing almost everywhere in our hills!

We eat it roasted, toasted and boiled while whole, or chopped into chunks and cooked with potato or radish, to make a curry. Not only the fruits, the new stems and flowers from trimmings are also consumed, but the real treat are the roots of this plant, which is dug around Jan/Feb and considered a delicacy around these parts.

The shoots of this vine/creeper grow fast and go all over the place, and can smother other plants and veggies if unchecked. I have a plant which has almost overtaken a pine tree in a shady part. I noticed a few fruits and a lot of flowers and clicked the following shots.

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New fruits, from a new season!

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A close up of the fruit. Notice the small flowers next to it.

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The vine going up the tree! Notice the large leaves.

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Another shot of the fruits.

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