Squash 'Baby Green Hubbard'
Squash 'Baby Green Hubbard' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
A teardrop shaped squash, 17 cm long with a very dark green, warted rind and smooth, orange-yellow flesh. It has a sweet, nutty flavour. Fruit weigh up to 2.7 kg on compact vines. It is a good keeper and stores up to 6 months. Days to harvest: 95 - 105 days, harvest when the skin is fully coloured.
Product: Squash 'Baby Green Hubbard'
Product type: SEED (20)
Botanical name: Cucurbita maxima
Teardrop shaped fruit, 17 cm long with very dark green, warted rind and smooth, orange-yellow flesh. It has a sweet, nutty flavour. Fruit up to 2.7kg on compact vines. Good keeper; stores up to 6 months.
Plant type: Warm season annual vine; frost tender
Plant height: 35 – 40 cm
Sow when: Germinate best at 21 - 35°C soil temp.; seed will rot in cold, wet soil; rodents and birds often steal seed, protect with an upturned pot
Temperate: Spring to early summer
Subtropical: All year if frost-free; avoid periods of high humidity
Tropical: Unlikely to do well
Germination: 7 - 14 days
Depth: 15 - 20 mm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Directly into garden beds
Soil type: Fertile, well-drained soil, pH 6 - 7.5; add plenty of compost, keep moist
Harvest: 95 - 105 days: harvest when skin is fully coloured; avoid bruising
20 seeds per packet
Cucurbita maxima
Warm season annual vine; frost tender
Squash 'Baby Green Hubbard'
A teardrop shaped squash, 17 cm long with a very dark green, warted rind and smooth, orange-yellow flesh. It has a sweet, nutty flavour. Fruit weigh up to 2.7 kg on compact vines. It is a good keeper and stores up to 6 months. Days to harvest: 95 - 105 days, harvest when the skin is fully coloured.