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best winter squash?

17 years ago

Which winter squash/es do you consider to be the best for flavor, sweetness, storage and any other characteristics you think are important?

And which are just so-so?

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starwoodfarm
17 years ago
Try looking here...

Here is a link that might be useful: Vegetable ratings (comprehensive)
loodean
17 years ago
Great Link! Thanks for sharing it!
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digit
17 years ago
Dean, I wish I could grow a greater variety of winter squash in my gardens. Cool nights and a fairly short season puts a limit on them apparently. I have to stay below 100 days to maturity and then it still seems a little difficult.

I "get away with" Early Butternut, acorns and buttercup (Burgess). Of those, I really prefer the buttercup for flavor, sweetness, & storage. And, acorns seem to have definite sweetness and flavor limits. Finally stopped growing them because of the disappointments.

I wish I could grow other buttercup/kabocha types but that hasn't been the case. Or, at least they haven't been very productive plants in our gardens. The Burgess strain has just never failed to please.

Steve

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