This variety has sweet orange flesh with a delicious sweet potato flavor. The skin is a pale creamy orange color with green to orange stripes that run from the stem to blossom end. The fruit is about 6 to 8 inches long and about 3 inches in diameter. This squash grows on prolific short vines allowing it to grow in a relatively small space. The cavity is filled with seeds and the flavor is marvelous. If you have never tried this variety, be sure to save some room in your garden for this beautiful squash. 100 days.

Packet size: 4.5 grams (approximately 45-50 seeds)

WINTER SQUASH

WHEN TO PLANT: Late summer planting

DEPTH OF PLANTING: 1" deep

PLANTS APART IN ROWS (AFTER THINNING): 3 feet apart

DISTANCE BETWEEN ROWS: 6 feet apart

RAISED BED PLANTING GUIDE: After thinning, plants should be 2-3 feet apart throughout bed.

SOIL TYPE RECOMMENDED: rich, composted soil

HARVEST: Grow squash to maturity, skin should be hard. Leave stem on harvested fruit.

NOTE: Squash is very susceptible to frost. Usually planted in hills with 6 plants in each hill; hills 6 feet apart.

TUCSON PLANTING INFORMATION: Winter varieties may be planted in spring, March 1 through May 1 and again July 1 to August 25. Squash does very wellin Tucson. For hardiest plants, sow as early after last frost as possible.