Squash 'Bennings Green Tint'
Squash 'Bennings Green Tint' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
A patty-pan squash with scalloped edges and pretty pale-green fruit. Flesh is white and tender with a fine-grained texture and very good flavour. Days to harvest: 55 - 63 days
Product: Squash 'Bennings Green Tint'
Product type: SEED (15)
Botanical name: Cucurbita pepo
Bennings Green Tint' is an heirloom variety dating to 1914, it is a patty-pan squash with scalloped edges and pretty pale-green fruit. Flesh is white and tender with a fine-grained texture and very good flavour. Pick when young 5 - 7.5 cm in diameter; larger fruit can be stuffed. It grows as a tidy, productive bush.
Plant type: Annual
Plant height: 90 -120 cm
Sow when: Squash is frost tender; germinate best at 21 - 35°C; seed will rot in cold, wet soil; rodents and birds eat seed; protect with an upturned pot
Temperate: Spring to early summer
Subtropical: All year if frost-free
Tropical: Dry season
Germination: 7 - 10 days
Depth: 1.5 - 2 cm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Direct into garden bed, keep soil moist
Soil type: Fertile, well-drained soil, pH 6 - 7.5; add plenty of compost
Rows: Space 'hills' 1 m apart
Harvest: 55 - 63 days
15 seeds per packet
Cucurbita pepo
Annual
Squash 'Bennings Green Tint'
A patty-pan squash with scalloped edges and pretty pale-green fruit. Flesh is white and tender with a fine-grained texture and very good flavour. Days to harvest: 55 - 63 days