Its flesh is deep golden yellow, thick, and fine grained. The sweet taste is a wonderful addition to dishes. Produces fruit 10 x 15 cm (4" x 6"). Latin Name: Cucurbita maxima Seed Type: Open Pollinated Online Code: 101623 Product Weight: 4 grams Plant Type: Vegetable Flavor: Dry, sweet mild flavor Days to Harvest: 90 to 100 days Days to Seed Germination: 5 to 12 days Seed Planting Depth: 2.5 cm (1") Row Spacing: 1.5-1.8 m (5-6') Plant Spacing: 3 per hill Planting Instructions: Sow seed direct after last frost, or for an earlier crop, start indoors 3-4 weeks before last frost. Soil should be rich and well-drained. Generous watering is required if weather is dry. How To Grow: Squash Buttercup Suggestions: Harvest after the first frost, or when the skin begins to turn orange when touching the soil. Preparation Ideas: Preheat oven to 400 F. Cut squash in half verically. Tip: if too difficult to cut, place squash in oven for approximately 15 minutes on baking sheet, to soften skin. Scrape out seeds and fiber. Brush olive oil on the flesh. Place halves, skin side up, on parchment lined baking sheet and place in oven. When the skin is easily pierced with a knife, remove from oven. Allow to cool slightly and peel or cut skin off flesh. Mash like potatoes and season with salt & pepper.
