Delicata Heirloom Winter Squash Seeds "Natives Americans Called Potato Winter Heirloom Squash"
Delicata Heirloom Winter Squash all known as “POTATO SQUASH” - (Cucurbita pepo)
Fruits are 6 to 8 inches long and 3 inches in diameter. Perfect for serving 1 or 2 people. Very sweet heirloom variety that is regaining in popularity and is easy to store for the winter months. Introduced in 1894, this variety is excellent for baking pies or just baking as a dish or stuffing them. This squash is small and cylindrical, 7 9 in. long with 3 in. diameter, ivory-colored skin with dark green along the ribs. Flesh is deep orange, and tender, with a rich, sweet, potato-like flavor. Good for storage. Vine plants A long peanut-shaped squash with a cream-colored, green-striped, thin outer skin and a golden, fine-textured, inner flesh. Popular heirloom favorite from the 1900s due to its corn-sweet potato flavor. Will grow up to 12” long and weigh as much as 2 lbs. It’s best to pick them because the stem dries up and cures less if you want to eat them fresh in the summer. Leave 1-2" of stem on all your winter squash for good storage. 100 days
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