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Winter Squash – Waltham Butternut

Young Waltham Butternut Squash
Young Waltham Butternut Squash

A popular winter storage squash of excellent quality. A prolific, easy to grow, delicious butternut with improved fruit uniformity and increased yields. Interior is thick rich sweet yellow-orange flesh with a nutty flavor.  A 1970 All-America Selection (AAS) seed-industry award winner. Grows well in the southern U.S.A.

Classification

  • Winter Squash

Days To Maturity

  • 80-110

Fruit Size

  • average 8” to 12″ long and 3” to 5” inches in width

Weight

  • 3-5 pounds

Skin Color

  • smooth light-Buff/Tan

Habit

  • Vines grow to 6 feet, producing 4-5 squash per plant.

Seed Planting Depth

  • 1 inch

Seeds Per group

  • 6-8

Seed Spacing Within A Group

  • 3 inches

Spacing Between Hills

  • 4-6 feet

Day To Germination

  • 10-14 days

Thin To (Plants Per Hill)

  • 2-3 plants

Heirloom

  • No

Year Introduced

  • 1970

Species

  • Cucurbita

Genus

  • Moschata

 Resistance

  • Excellent resistance to vine borers.

Usage

  • Edible – Excellent food qualities

Storage

  • Good Keeper

Space Saver

  • Pick young and small to use as summer squash

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Winter Squash – Sweet Dumpling

Winter Squash, Sweet Dumpling (C.Pepo)
Winter Squash, Sweet Dumpling (C.Pepo)

Sweet Dumpling is a very sweet, tender orange flesh and a acornish shape with ivory skin with dark green stripes. The Sweet dumpling has pale orange flesh About the perfect size for having and filling with a meat stuffing for a nice two-person meal starter.

Species

Cucurbita

Genus

Pepo

Classification

Squash

Family

Acorn

Days To Maturity

100-110 days

Fruit Size

A small to medium sized squash ranging in diameter from 5 to 7 inches.

Weight

¾ to 1 lb

Skin Color

Ivory skin with dark green stripes

Habit

Medium length vines

Seed Depth

½ – 1″

Seeds Per group

4 -6

Seed Spacing

6″

Space Between Hills

4 – 6′

Day To Germination

7 – 14

Thin To (Plants Per hill)

2

Year Introduced

1976

Heirloom

No

Resistance

Unknown

Usage

Edible – Very good food qualities

Storage

Good Keeper

Space Saver

Can be planted in your landscaping or in a very large pot.  Also, can be grown vertically.

Substitution

substitutes for Acorn or carnival

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Winter Squash – Pleine de Naples

Pleine de Naples (C. Moschata)
Pleine de Naples (C. Moschata)
DescriptionThis dark green squash (turns tan during storage) has bright orange flesh with excellent eating qualities.  Also, known as Violin, Beduin, or Carpet Bag.
GenusMoschata
GroupNeck
HeirloomYes
Year Introduced (U.S.)1863
ResistanceExcellent resistance to vine borers.
ClassificationSquash
Days To Maturity110-120
Fruit ShapeOblong-Butternut
Fruit SizeMedium to Large
Weight15 – 60 Pounds
Skin ColorDark Molted Green
HabitVining: Large – 12 to 15 feet
Seed Depth½ – 1”
Seeds Per group6-8
Seed Spacing4 -6
Space Between Hills3-4’
Day To Germination7 -14
Thin To (Plants Per hill)3
UsageEdible – Excellent food qualities. May be picked young and eaten as summer squash.
StorageVery Good Keeper
Space SaverCompanion Planting or Compact row strategy. This squash is too large to grow vertically.

Winter Squash – Thelma Sanders Acorn

Thelma Sanders Acorn Squash
Thelma Sanders Acorn Squash

A productive and delicious heirloom acorn squash, which as, deeply ridged, cream-colored acorn squash.  This is also known as the Thelma Sanders Sweet Potato.

 

ClassificationDays To MaturityFruit SizeWeightSkin ColorHabit
Squash85-956 inches½ -1 poundLight beige to pale goldVining
Seed DepthSeeds Per groupSeed SpacingSpace Between HillsDay To GerminationThin To (Plants Per hill)
½ – 1”4 – 66”4 – 6’7 – 142
SpeciesGenusYear IntroducedHeirloom
CucurbitaPepo1988No
ResistanceUnknown
FamilyAcorn
UsageEdible
StorageGood for Short-term storage only.
Space SaverThis squash is an excellent climber and is recommended for growing vertically on a lattice or fence.

Winter Squash – Hercules Butternut

Hercules Butternut Squash (C. Moschata)
Hercules Butternut Squash (C. Moschata)

 

The Hercules Butternut squash is not entirely consistent in shape, however, the Hercules butternut squash produces some very large squash. The vines are long and very vigorous.  It has a bulbous shape that is remarkably free of crooknecks. The interior is a deep orange color with a firm and fine texture.   

Classification

  • Squash

Days To Maturity

  • 100-105 days

Species

  • Cucurbita

Genus

  • moschata

Fruit Size

  • 18 to 25 inches with a neck which averages 4 inches in diameter.

Weight

  • 2 to 4 pounds

Skin Color

  • Buff / Tan

Habit

  • Vining with 8-10 foot vines

Usage

  • Edible with Good food qualities

Storage

  • Good Keeper

Resistance

  • Demonstrates resistance to mildew and to vine borer.

Heirloom

  • Yes

Planting

Planting guidelines for plant the Hercules butternut squash in well fertilized prepared garden beds.

Seed depth

  • ½ – 1 inch

Seeds per group / hill

  • 6 to eight seeds

Seed spacing

  • 4 inches

Space between hills

  • 4 to 6 feet

Days to germination

  • 7 to 14 days

Thin to (plants per hill)

  •  2 to 3 plants

Winter Squash – Golden Nugget

Classification

Days To Maturity

Fruit Size

Weight

 Skin Color Habit Notes
Squash    

½ -1 lb

 Dull Orange Bush Also, known as Oriental pumpkin it has the appearance of a small pumpkin in shape and color. The meat inside is pale yellow in color and limited in volume, but it provides a flavorful meal when cooked. This squash is best when baked whole without removing the seeds.
Seed Depth

Seeds Per group

Seed Spacing

Space Between Hills

 Day To Germination Thin To
(Plants Per hill)
1/2 – 1″

6 – 8

4″

4 – 6′

7 – 14

3
Species

Genus

 Year Introduced Heirloom Resistance
Cucurbita

Maxima

 1978 in US No Unknown
Usage

Edible – Excellent food qualities.
Storage

Good Keeper
Space Saver

Can be planted in your landscaping or in a very large pot.

 

Winter Squash – Golden Hubbard

Golden Hubbard (C. Maxima)
Golden Hubbard (C. Maxima)

This Hubbard squash has many of the same characteristics of others, but has a slightly warty red-orange skin the tan striping at the blossom end of the fruit

Classification

  • Squash

Skin Color

  • Red/Orange

Weight

  • 8 -10 pounds

Habit

  • Vining

Days To Maturity

  • 105 -100

Seed Depth

  • 1/2 – 1 inch

Seeds Per group

  • 6 – 8

Seed Spacing

  • 4 inches

Space Between Hills

  • 4 – 6 feet

Day To Germination

  • 7 – 14

Thin To (Plants Per hill)

  • 3

Species

  • Cucurbita

Genus

  • Maxima

Year Introduced

  • 1898

Heirloom

  • Yes

Usage

  • Edible – Very good food qualities

Storage

  • Good keeper

Space Saver

  • This squash is an excellent climber and is recommend for growing on a trellis or fence, but some larger fruit may need support.