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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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Tennessee Sweet Potato
C. mixta) Very popular in seed catalogs from the 19th and
early 20th centuries; this variety was then praised as the
best for pies among many seedsmen, who had an impressive
list of virtues for this squash, such as this 1918 listing
from Great Northern Seed Co: "A magnificent pear-shaped
variety of fine size, a little ribbed; color creamy white, sometimes
striped with green. Has no superior for making pies
and custards; when cooked it has somewhat the appearance
of sweet potatoes, but of more delicious taste. Flesh
thick, creamy white, remarkably fine grained, dry and brittle,
hardy and productive and keeps perfectly sound until
late in the Spring." We find the above description a little bit
of a stretch as far as its pie making qualities and the "better
than sweet potato-ness"; however, this type of squash
can really be great when fried in a skillet with onions, garlic
and a little salt, and they kind of taste like regular potatoes,
only more flavorful and delicious. Beautiful, pear-shaped
fruit are white with faint green stripes, making this variety
very ornamental as well!
Item Code: SQ220
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