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.
Hubbard squash is a very large squash with tapered ends and blue-gray, dark green, or orange skin. The skin of a hubbard squash is very hard, which protects the squash. Its flesh is moist and less sweet than other varieties of winter squash. Turban squash is shaped like a turban, with orange, green or white skin.