gardening/ juicing/ squash

3dom

I was just wondering what are the best (easiest?) things to put in a garden to reduce the cost of the raw foods diet over the summer. I will grow greens, and carrots for carrot juice, but has anyone juiced winter squash? It is easy to grow and to store raw. Just wondering if it is a good idea to grow a lot of it if I haven't tried juicing it. I'd imagine it would be something like a sweet potato.

Suasoria

Since winter squashes don't have a high water content, I'm not sure you'd get a lot of juice out of them.

Squashes take a lot of space in the garden, so that's something to keep in mind too.

blueyz

I haven't juiced winter squash(then again even cooked before I wasn't a huge fan) but summer squash has much more water and is good in juice. How about cucumbers? Would you have room for them, they are great in juice!

ofthesea

winter squash isnt the best for juicing but it does make some pretty great recipes, not sure you would want to grow a ton of it if youre not a huge fan, though

daniefon

Beets are great for juicing, easy to grow, store pretty well, don't need alot of space and you can eat the tops too. I grow everything, including winter squash. It'll produce a small amount of juice, but seems like a waste if you don't use the pulp. But, they are delicious blended into soup or spiralized or grated. I have had good luck with kale and collards too and tomatoes, of course.