Sweet Meat Squash, Winter (Cucurbita maxima)

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Sweet Meat Squash is a winter squash heirloom from the Pacific Northwest. It produces vigorous vines that are 12"-18" tall and spread 6-10 feet in every direction. The leaves and vines are covered in trichomes, which are small hairs. The flowers are trumpet-shaped and yellow-orange in colour. The Sweet Meat...

Sweet Meat Squash is a winter squash heirloom from the Pacific Northwest. It produces vigorous vines that are 12"-18" tall and spread 6-10 feet in every direction. The leaves and vines are covered in trichomes, which are small hairs. The flowers are trumpet-shaped and yellow-orange in colour. The Sweet Meat fruit is sea-green in colour, with a greenish grey outer skin and a deep orange flesh.

Botanical name : Cucurbita maxima

Common name : Sweet Meat Squash, Winter

Size at maturity : 12"-18"

Days to maturity : 110-120

Light requirement : Full sun

Planting time : Spring / Summer

Sowing method : Direct sow

Planting depth : 1/2"

Plant spacing : 4-6"

Ships : Year-Round

Average seed per ounce : Approx. 60

 

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