I need help identifying a squash / gourd that has grown in our yard . I thought I was planting butternut but my identifier says “ Field Pumpkin”. It looks nothing like a regular pumpkin - it’s skin is speckled cream flecs with green dark stripes . It’s oblong and growing very large . It’s skin is very thick . When I tried to eat smaller it had the effect of early persimmon in the mouth . What type of pumpkin is this ? Is it edible ?
I need help identifying a squash / gourd that has grown in our yard . I thought I was planting butternut but my identifier says “ Field Pumpkin”. It looks nothing like a regular pumpkin - it’s skin is speckled cream flecs with green dark stripes . It’s oblong and growing very large . It’s skin is very thick . When I tried to eat smaller it had the effect of early persimmon in the mouth . What type of pumpkin is this ? Is it edible ?