Delicata is an heirloom winter squash that is an AAS Winner! Delicata’s white flesh is sweet & tender, with a taste like a sweet potato. The fruit measures an average of 6 – 8” long with a diameter of 3 – 4”.
Each squash weighs 1 – 1 ½ pounds, & plants produce an average of 8 fruits each. Don’t worry if you have extras ... they store very well. Try Delicata in place of Butternut Squash!
Name: Delicata Squash Other Common Names: Sweet Potato Squash Scientific Name: Cucurbita Pepo Color: Creamy White With Green Stripes Plant Seeds: Outdoors After Frost / Indoors Weeks Before Last Frost Harvest: 95 Days Hardiness Zone: Annual Plant height: 18 - 24" Plant Spacing: 2 - 3 Plants Per Hill With Hills Spaced 4 - 6' Light Requirements: Sun Soil & Water Preferences: Average
The seeds arrived quickly but we did not receive part of our order. We are still waiting for the ones we received to grow so too early for full review.
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