Description
The daintiest winter squash we grow! The plants are much less brutish than other varieties, co-existing well with the other plant life in your vegetable patch.
The squashes themselves are small too - rarely weighing over a kilo - making them the perfect size to roast whole. Fruits have a creamy texture and thin, digestible skins so no need for peeling. If the season is long, the fruits will mature to a dusty orange - pick at any stage.
- Sow: April (undercover, ideally at 21C), late May outside
- Plant: end May, 60cm spacing
- Harvest: Sept-Oct
- Kitchen: Roasted whole. Pairs with fats (hazelnuts, peanut, walnuts, goats cheese, feta), citrus (lemon, lime), aromatics & spices (coriander, sage, rosemary, thyme, chilli).
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Notes: Protect early plantings from frost.
approx 15 seeds
Cucurbita moshata
Germ Rate: 98% Oct 25
