How to grow Chayote Squash Vines

Learn how to grow Chayote Squash vines in this video. John shares his experience with growing chayote for the edible tips. Also great for filling a trellis fast. Loves warm weather.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• chayote
• squash
• vines
• spiney
• spiny
• white
• green
• trellis
• edible
• gardening
• garden
• vegetable

[Jessiele2003]

so im from oregon and this is my first year growing chayote and there's no fruit...when is usually produce fruit? and when is the best time for me for grow them because mine not doing so great..i think i put in the ground too late that's why it not produce any fruit...

[growingyourgreens]

chances are in Oregon, they will not fruit. The season is not long enough, unless you start them early in a greenhouse or inside. Enjoy the tips!

[juanvergas]

Try puting a moisted chayote inside a ziplock bag. Just place the bag inside a drawer or a dark place, whithin 2 days you'll get it sprouting.... nice technique.

[21SuperEvil]

you can make candy out of them too by boiling them....in sugar....

[shampoovta]

There is this Mexican restaurant near me that makes a clear broth chicken soup. It has a large chicken piece in it bone and all, half a caret uncut, half celery uncut, half a chayote and half a cucumber uncut. Small bowl of Spanish rice and small bowl of fresh cilantro and onion chopped together to ad to the soup. Side of fresh corn tortillas.

The Chayote is so good! Every thing is so soft and untouched they must use a presser cooker or some thing.

[fanmegaman]

they taste soo good in soup ;)

[jamaicanveteran92]

How r the squash looking now?

[Shreelar]

I started one a few years ago. I guess it was around 2 feet, then the next day it totally disappeared. I'm guessing a squirrel, possum, or racoon found it quite yummy. I started another one this year - it's in a container closer to the house and almost a foot long. Not sure if being closer to the house will make a difference, since I've seen possums and racoons by the back door.

[ehabtouch]

nice video!

[idledreameress]

Here in Australia we call them chokos. You either love or hate them. We use them to make pickles. My favourite way to cook them is with a coconut or mornay sauce. The secret is to only JUST cook them. Never over cook or they lose all flavour. It gets hot here in summer so for us they do best with a bit of dappled shade from about midday to 5 pm in summer. They are not hard to kill if you want to get rid of them, but they do like LOTS of space.

[domrotunno]

Being from the mid-west I never cooked w/ this before and when introduced to it in an NYC kitchen (i am a cook) I questioned how to prepare it. I was instructed (by the acting "chef") to just cut it in half pit it and boil it in salted H2O. I found it tasteless and unappealing. When it went in season and was 9 for a $ I had to try to use it other ways. I now love the stuff, it works in all kinds of recipes.

[Jessiele2003]

@zoughbi im from oregon so im still in the process of learning how to grow this thing...lol...