Last year was a cool, lousy year for hot weather plants in Seattle. I had squash in a local pea patch and the Marina di Chioggia did just fine. About 10' vines. Only had two fruits but that's not unusual. Not eaten yet and they are still good. Gettn sweeter and sweeter.

Well just to update, the MdCs germinated in a large pot outside after nearly 2 weeks. The temps stayed in the 60s and 50s nearly the whole time, which seems to support the theory that maximas are cooler weather lovers.

-----maximas are cooler weather lovers. Boy does that sound good to me! One problem: it may not get up to the 50's this year in Seattle. We're in the mid 40's now and going up and down and up and down, etc. I'll do some experimenting with the cooler soil temps for sure.

-----maximas are cooler weather lovers----. Boy does that sound good to me! One problem: it may not get up to the 50's this year in Seattle. We're in the mid 40's now and going up and down and up and down, etc. I'll do some experimenting with the cooler soil temps for sure. Will also put in a Kabocha transplant and than a Kabocha seed right beside it to see which one does best.