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110 days. This striking, rounded to blocky, heirloom squash averages 10 to 15 pounds (up to 50 pounds in ideal conditions!) and is a mottled blend of dark green and bright orange with silvery pale green spots. Its color mellows to pale, silvery hues as the squash ages. It's highly decorative and it stores well for over a year, with mild-flavored orange flesh that's wonderful in soups and curries. (OP.)
Winter Squash Sowing Instructions
Planting Depth:1” Row Spacing:5’ Hill Spacing:5’-6’ Days to Germination: 5-10 days Germination Temperature:65°-75°F
Winter Squash needs space to ramble as well as a
hot growing site in full sunlight. They may be
started after the last frost when the temperature is a
reliable 60°F. Direct-sow 3 to 5 seeds per hill, then
thin to the 2 strongest seedlings. To start indoors
for transplanting, sow singly in pots 3 to 4 weeks
before the transplant date. Provide seedlings with
good ventilation, strong light and even moisture.
Transplant outdoors after the last frost date.
Enrich soil with organic fertilizer, compost and/or
well-rotted manure. Cover seedlings with cloches if it
gets cool, water regularly and feed as needed with
kelp or fish emulsion. Powdery mildew on leaves
won’t affect the squash. Harvest with a sharp knife
when skin is hard and fruits are fully colored. As long
as there is no danger of frost, you may cure squash
outdoors in the sun for 10 days. Or, you may place
them in a warm, dry room for 5 to 7 days to cure.
Patience Pays Off
I’m always in a hurry to get my Winter Squash growing, and have often started them ahead indoors. But I find that the plants really dislike being transplanted, especially into chilly spring soil. I find it works best to sow directly. If your growing season is short, it helps to warm up the soil with black plastic sheets instead, cutting an X wherever a Squash plant will go.
Squash as a Groundcover
Here's a trick that saves space, keeps down weeds and deters critters, all at the same time. Plant Winter Squash along the edge of the garden and train the vines outward, through the fence. The vines will soon blanket the area just outside, shading weeds out; the leaves make a prickly carpet that some animals prefer not to walk on.
Winter Squash Sowing Instructions
Planting Depth:1” Row Spacing:5’ Hill Spacing:5’-6’ Days to Germination: 5-10 days Germination Temperature:65°-75°F
Winter Squash needs space to ramble as well as a
hot growing site in full sunlight. They may be
started after the last frost when the temperature is a
reliable 60°F. Direct-sow 3 to 5 seeds per hill, then
thin to the 2 strongest seedlings. To start indoors
for transplanting, sow singly in pots 3 to 4 weeks
before the transplant date. Provide seedlings with
good ventilation, strong light and even moisture.
Transplant outdoors after the last frost date.
Enrich soil with organic fertilizer, compost and/or
well-rotted manure. Cover seedlings with cloches if it
gets cool, water regularly and feed as needed with
kelp or fish emulsion. Powdery mildew on leaves
won’t affect the squash. Harvest with a sharp knife
when skin is hard and fruits are fully colored. As long
as there is no danger of frost, you may cure squash
outdoors in the sun for 10 days. Or, you may place
them in a warm, dry room for 5 to 7 days to cure.
Patience Pays Off
I’m always in a hurry to get my Winter Squash growing, and have often started them ahead indoors. But I find that the plants really dislike being transplanted, especially into chilly spring soil. I find it works best to sow directly. If your growing season is short, it helps to warm up the soil with black plastic sheets instead, cutting an X wherever a Squash plant will go.
Squash as a Groundcover
Here's a trick that saves space, keeps down weeds and deters critters, all at the same time. Plant Winter Squash along the edge of the garden and train the vines outward, through the fence. The vines will soon blanket the area just outside, shading weeds out; the leaves make a prickly carpet that some animals prefer not to walk on.
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