Providing Herbs, Fine Seeds and Goods for the Gardener Cook since 1950
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Blue Hubbard Winter Squash

Blue Hubbard Winter Squash

$3.25 $0.00
    Open pollinated. Heirloom.
    • Cucurbita maxima 100 days 
    • Blue Hubbard Winter Squash is believed to have been growing around Marblehead, Mass. in the 1700's.
    • Vines need room to romp, producing several long-keeping 12 lb. fruits with a blue-gray rind and deep gold flesh.
    • Tender and dry with a sweet taste. Good baked and served with butter and salt.
    Planting Directions:  Plant in spring when soil is between 70° to 95°. Plant in soil that has been amended with rich compost or general garden fertilizer. Plant 6-8 seeds ½ - 1” deep in hills spaced 3’ to 6’ apart. Thin seedlings to 3 per hill. Seeds may also be started indoors 3 to 4 weeks before last frost. Transplant to hills after all danger of frost has past and soil has warmed and remains 65°-75°. Squash need heavy watering on a regular schedule. Fruits are ready when the rind is hard to the fingernail and the stems begin to dry.