Squash - Sweet Dumpling Squash (Cucurbita pepo) Non GMO & Organic Winter Heirloom Vegetable

Squash - Sweet Dumpling Squash (Cucurbita pepo) Non GMO & Organic Winter Heirloom Vegetable

Annual

Sweet Dumpling is shaped like small, flat-topped acorn squash with distinct markings. This open pollinated squash variety yields delicious golden that has a fine, sweet texture when baked.plants produce eight to ten little fruits per plant; each plant bears 8 to 10 cm (3-4") fruits weighing about half a pound each

Perfect for individual servings and ideal for stuffing and baking!

Very productive and good keepers.

• Full sun
• Matures in 110 days
• Starting squash seeds indoors: plant seeds 1.5 in deep; this method is recommended if you have a short growing season however, transplanting seedlings outdoors instead of planting seeds sets plant growth back by a few weeks as they dislike root disturbance; best to grow in pots at beginning and transplant the entire pot.
• OR plant seeds directly into garden beds a week or two after all risk of frost has passed.
• Hills and mounds: build mounds of soil mixed with compost 3 to 6 ft wide and 8 to 10 in high. Plant 3 to 4 spaghetti squash in the top of the mound, spacing them several in apart. Mulch the mound and the surrounding area to retain moisture, limit weeds, and keep the developing squash off the ground.
• Cages: great method for gardeners who don’t want to lose precious garden area to squash plants! Use home made cylinders of chicken wire fencing 3 to 5 ft tall and around 4 ft in diameter. In the fall, fill the cylinders with layers of fall leaves, manure, and whatever other organic matter you can find. In spring, sow 3 or 4 squash seeds in each squash circle in the organic materials that have settled a bit over the winter. When growing spaghetti squash in squash 'cages', the vines will grow up out of the top of the cylinder and down its sides.
• Vertical: erect a trellis or sturdy garden fencing/structure and train the tendrils to grow vertically to reduce the land space
• Requires fertile soil with fairly even moisture throughout the growing season
• Seed Count: 20