Every Gardener Should Grow This Plant In Their Garden! Here's Why!! (Chayote - Choko - Mirliton)

Gardening at home allows you to grow rare and unique plants like the chayote that you may have otherwise not be able to enjoy. Give this abundant grower try. You'll be happy you did!

[redgingerbreadpam]

I love making hot & spicy pickles from these squash. As Cajuns, we call these Mirlitons. Delicious with our Gumbos & Rice & Gravies

[Brajesvari_]

Mexican markets also carry chayotes. From my experience they are biannual in my California garden, the first year they usually don't produce, but the second year they go crazy! Harvest in October and store in a cool place!

[maricampari]

Woah.... This squash looks.... Very feminine.... 😉

[avachannel]

THANK YOU MARI CAMPARI!!!
I was reading through the comments ... waiting .... and thinking I must be the only one!!!

[calikellyr]

I'm pretty sure my daughter made 'apple' pie with one!! It was delicious!

[jam_is_jammin]

You can eat the tips?! My coworker gave me a chayote squash last year. I planted it and it has been taking over. I’ve been pruning it and throwing the tops in the compost. You just blew my mind, neighbor. I’m in Solano county.

[southernroots]

I have tried to grow zucchini and yellow summer squash several years and the boar worms always kill the plants. I have bought and eaten chayote squash before and it’s really good so this sounds like a solution for me to be able to grow squash here in Houston, Texas

[dianaregallis]

Sounds great ✨I visit A Vietnamese market, so I'll surly ask . Thanks for the tip 💜

[budokaii]

They have those chayote squash at the 99cent only store

[rockreader]

Thanks Dan, for introducing this unusual plant to many that have seen, though never grew or tasted it. Please do a more in-depth video on it. I would enjoy seeing a vid on how you would prepare and cook it and know if and how you eat the fruit itself, or simply allow it to sprout. I really enjoy when you and Alice together, prepare and cook what you grow, plus give us recipes. God bless you both. ( :

[tamararoberts]

I've never heard of this plant before, so very interesting 🤔 👍

[maureenpeterson]

In Australia we call them chokos. Usually grown over the chook house. They can be very prolific. I make delicious pickles, mock apple, chips , bake boil, soups, sliced thinly and cooked in cream and garlic and or covered in herbs and fried or baked.
So many ways to use are currently $11.00 a kilo here

[LivingMiracleHomestead]

Thanks for the great tips on the coyote Dan.

[callumc]

I remember that my grandmother would grow this in our garden in the uk when when the plant sets fruit it would sometimes produce fruit that have spikes on them so if your growing this and the plant sets fruit be careful.

[smallhomestead]

This is the same with the upo plant. You can eat the shoots. leaves, vines. We do all the time. Enjoy!

[ZanddyH]

I looove chayote, and live in an area in Mexico were some people grow it. I just can seem to keep my plants healthy. We have a large yard, but all the cucurbites catch fungus pretty quick. I've tried different methods, but they all get covered with powdery mildew. Cucumbers and squash yield lots of fruit before dying, but chayote takes a while to produce so, for several years, the plants have died before even flowering.
I changed spots, tried containers, changed the container and soil, but still, fungus! Maybe it's the weather? We have rainy summers, very humid, not super hot.
But chayotes are so delicious!

[shawnlivers]

What wonderful information, thank you!

[susannahfox]

Thanks brother Dan, living in South America, I wasn't sure what these plants were about. Now I know, and I'm a gonna try some!

[anapaulacrawford]

Very common here in southeast texas. Great squashe to grow ..

[MR-vdzd]

Chayote is very popular in my country Mx. It's great with butter, beef soup, etc...Enjoyed your videos. My son is very drawn to the Agriculture industry and I think he is right 🙏🙏