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20-35 seeds per packet. Grow winter squash in very rich soil, amended with manure, compost, or other rich source of plant nutrients. Plant in rows, 5-8 feet in both directions, sowing one seed every 6-12 inches. Or plant in hills, 5 seeds per hill, with the hills 6-8 feet apart, thinning to best three plants. Full sun, ample moisture and insect control as necessary should allow good production from the vigorous plants. Harvest in autumn when skins are too tough to be easily punctured with a thumbnail.
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Boston Marrow
C. maxima)90-110 days Lovely 15 lb fruit are hubbard-shaped and a brilliant red-orange in color. This variety was first documented back to 1831 by Fearing Burr, the author of Field & Garden Vegetables of America. This variety was first mentioned being grown by Mr. J.M. Ives of Salem, MA. Mr.Ives had received seeds from a friend in Northampton, MA
who had obtained his seeds from a friend in Buffalo, N.Y. This variety came to be grown in the Buffalo area after a tribe of Native Americans traveled through the area and
distributed seed. From this historic introduction, Boston Marrow soon became one of the most important commercial squashes for 150 years, but as the 21st century approached,
nearly every seed company had dropped this
unique treasure. In 1881 D.M. Ferry’s catalog said, "Very dry, fine-grained, and for sweetness and excellence, unsurpassed; a very popular variety in the Boston market." It has rich, orange flesh that won it a place in Slow "Foods’ “Ark of Taste" for having superior flavor and taste!
Item Code: SQ221
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