North Georgia Candy Roaster winter squash

$ 4,75

Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbitaceae

A slender member of the Banana tribe, North Georgia Candy Roaster winter squash is salmon-pink with a bluish upturned tip. It's a rare ancestral variety from the American Southeast, with excellent dry orange flesh, perfect for pureeing and traditionally used in pies. Fruits from 5 to 12 kg. 100 days to maturity from sowing.

15 seeds

Artisanal seeds from the garden of Cindy Garneau & François Girardin, St-Joseph-de-Kamouraska, Qc

Out of stock

Sow in warm soil (minimum 21°C), after any danger of frost, 1-2 cm deep, 1 to 3 seeds every 1.5 m. Leave 1.5 to 2 m between rows. Choose one seedling per planting. Harvest as late as possible (in this case, mid-October), from 2 to 5 fruits per plant.


 

# of the lot for sale

CF22

Germination rate for 2024 of the lot on sale

90%

Test germination conditions

Darkness 21-24ºC, Loam

Number of seeds per bag

15

Previously sold lot

CF21

Germination rate of previously sold batch

99%

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