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Squash (Winter) - Queensland Blue

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The Queensland Blue Winter Squash (Cucurbita maxima) is an Australian Blue pumpkin with beautiful blue-green skin, gray foliage, and bright orange flesh that’s fragrant, meaty, and sweet. Deeply ribbed, slightly flattened, and can weigh 8 lbs-20 lbs. Dependable producer with a vining growth habit. Keeps for up to 6 months under proper storage conditions. Great for baking, canning, and roasting.

  • Sweet and firm
  • High yields
  • Dependable producer
  • Good keeper

SEED PLANTING TIPS

  • Botanical name: Cucurbita maxima
  • Hardiness zones: 3-11
  • Planting season: Spring, summer
  • Squash size: Large
  • Growth habit: Vine (6'-10' long), trellis support or generous bed/ground space
  • Depth to plant seeds: 1" deep
  • Spacing between plants: 10'-12' apart
  • Spacing between rows: 10'-15' apart
  • Days to germinate (sprout): 5-10 days
  • Germination soil temps: 70F-85F
  • Soil needs: Loamy, rich, moist, well-drained
  • Soil pH: 6.0-6.8
  • Sun needs: Full sun
  • Frost tolerant: No
  • Days to maturity: 100-120 days

Good companion plants: Bean, Dill, Epazote, Marigold, Pea, Pepper, Sage, Thyme

Though considered a vegetable in cooking, botanically speaking, squash is a fruit (being the receptacle for the plant's seeds). Squash can be served fresh (in salads) and cooked (squash stuffed with meat, fried squash, baked squash).

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