Unlike traditional cantaloupes, these small, peach-sized melons have a low sugar content and a dull, bland flavor. These heirloom melons were historically grown to be pickled or preserved, not eaten raw. Vine peach plants usually grow about 1 foot tall, with vines that extend up to 10 feet long.
Squash block materials: A lumber. squash block is a 2 x 4 or 2 x 6 lumber. block that is oriented with the grain of. the wood running parallel to the vertical. axis of the web of the joist. The squash. block is cut just slightly longer than the I-. joist is deep, usually 1/16 inch longer.
Oregon squash breaks world record for largest. Oregon now has the world record for largest squash on the planet according to Bauman's Farm spokesperson Jim Beriault. Scott Holub of Eugene who broke the world record Saturday, Oct.4 at the farm's Great Pumpkin Weigh Off with a squash that weighed 1,578 pounds. Growers from all over the region attended the annual event.