Squash 'Sweet Dumpling'
Squash 'Sweet Dumpling' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Sweet Dumpling' is a small, teacup-shaped winter squash 10 cm in diameter with delicious, light orange flesh and sweet taste. The size is just right for a single serve; it can be baked whole or stuffed. The productive, medium sized vines produce 8 - 10 fruit per plant. Days to harvest: 90 days: good keeper; stores up to 4 months.
Product: Squash 'Sweet Dumpling'
Product type: SEED (15)
Botanical name: Cucurbita pepo
Sweet Dumpling' is a small, teacup-shaped winter squash 10 cm in diameter with delicious, light orange flesh & sweet taste. The size is just right for a single serve; it can be baked whole or stuffed. The productive, medium sized vines produce 8 - 10 fruit per plant.
Plant type: Warm season annual vine; frost tender
Plant height: 35 – 40 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: 90 days: good keeper; stores up to 4 months
15 seeds per packet
Cucurbita pepo
Warm season annual vine; frost tender
Squash 'Sweet Dumpling'
Sweet Dumpling' is a small, teacup-shaped winter squash 10 cm in diameter with delicious, light orange flesh and sweet taste. The size is just right for a single serve; it can be baked whole or stuffed. The productive, medium sized vines produce 8 - 10 fruit per plant. Days to harvest: 90 days: good keeper; stores up to 4 months.