Cucurbita pepo

• Days to Maturity:100
• Germination in10-14 days
• Can store for months in a cool, dry place
• Easy to grow

HEIRLOOM. Healthy spaghetti alternative.

Heirloom squash produces plenty of medium-sized, 34 lb. oblong fruits. Flesh can be served up like spaghettian immediate hit with kids. CULINARY HINT: Slice fruit lengthwise, remove seeds, brush with olive oil and season with salt and pepper, roast face down until flesh fluffs out of shell with a fork for spaghetti-like appearance. Serve with marinara sauce or season to taste. Can be stored several months in a cool, dry place.100 Days

• Wait to until the fruit has matured to harvest.
• Fruit will have a dull skin that it too hard to pierce it with your thumbnail.
• To harvest cut fruit from the vine with shears leaving a 2- 3 inch stem on each squash.
• Allow the winter squash to cure in the sun for a week to harden skin.
• Store winter squash in a cool dry place.