Honey Boat Delicata Squash
Beautiful Delicatea squash, its color tends towards a creamy orange with forest green stripes. It becomes very sweet and honey-like when the stripes turn orange. The fruits are about 7 inches long. Developed by Jim Baggett, a genetic breeder at Oregon State University.
Produces quickly. Keeps until approximately Christmas and beyond.
Semi-creeping plant
Indoor sowing : 4 weeks before the last frost.
Germination: 5 to 10 days. Ideal temperature of 22 ° C or higher.
Transplant outdoors: When the soil has warmed up and the risk of frost has passed. ***Take great care to handle the roots gently during transplanting.***
Exposure: Full sun
Maturity: 105 days.
Origin of the seed: We obtained the first seeds This squash is available from High Mowing Seeds. The seeds sold are the third generation grown on the farm.
Open-pollinated seeds grown locally and naturally.