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Reviewed on 12/18/2025 by
Ashley Helmholdt
- An intermediate gardener
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Tompkins, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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Reviewed on 12/04/2025 by
Heatherny
- An intermediate gardener
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Dutchess, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| This grew well and produced abundantly. It is a required taste |
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Reviewed on 12/04/2025 by
Otsego Master Gardeners1
- An intermediate gardener
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Otsego, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: Less than 6 hours per day
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| Excellent roasting texture, squash borer infestation, very prolific. Grew on trellis |
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Reviewed on 12/03/2025 by
Cutler Botanic Garden
- An experienced gardener
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Broome, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| OK harvest |
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Reviewed on 12/02/2025 by
Albany County MGs
- An experienced gardener
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Albany, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Germinated and grew well. Produced lots of squash which we donated. Taste was mixed, some found it bland and others found it tasty for an acorn variety. Other than individual preferences, wondering if some were ripe enough. |
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Reviewed on 12/02/2025 by
MGWayne
- An experienced gardener
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Wayne, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| We planted our seeds at the end of June. Our temperatures were still cool. The seeds never germinated. We planted, again, at the end of July. These seeds failed to germinate, also. |
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Reviewed on 11/26/2025 by
Orleans County MGs
- An intermediate gardener
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Orleans, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Grew well, thick and vining, produced a lot of squash. Flavor was only ok, not a standout to eat on its own, but good in dishes with other ingredients. |
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Reviewed on 11/25/2025 by
CCE Cattaraugus
- An experienced gardener
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Cattaraugus, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Produced well in our beds, prolific producer in our Executive Director\'s garden (different zone). Spread to fill the raised bed. Taste was mild. |
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Reviewed on 11/24/2025 by
CCE Warren County
- An intermediate gardener
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Warren, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| This vine grew prolifically. However, after a caretaker of the trial garden went on vacation, the plant was unfornutely ravaged by squash bugs and squash vine borers. We did not get a chance to try a mature squash before the end of the season. The squash we did attempt to eat was too starchy, likely due to it not being ripe enough. |
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Reviewed on 10/30/2025 by
CCE Nassau County NY
- An experienced gardener
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Nassau, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| A solid performing acorn squash with good flavor but does not taste like sweet potatoes. It was very productive, but on very long vines that quickly overwhelmed the 4x4 bed. Not a choice for small space gardening. Eventually developed powdery mildew but no other issues. |
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Reviewed on 10/29/2025 by
CCE Orange County
- An intermediate gardener
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Orange, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Lots of flowers, few fruit. Sweet and delicious! |
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Reviewed on 10/10/2025 by
Cafolla
- A novice gardener
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Monroe, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| doesn\'t taste like sweet potatoe\r\nsimilar to acorn\r\nnice yellow color\r\nwas expecting more |
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Reviewed on 10/10/2025 by
Gasieiwcz
- An experienced gardener
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Wyoming, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Small sized fruit and light yield for such a large plant. Excellent variety for arches and growing vertically due to small fruit size. |
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Reviewed on 10/07/2025 by
Paul Dworkin
- An intermediate gardener
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Schenectady, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: Less than 6 hours per day
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| Excellent flavor and texture, especially if allowed to mature fully and harvest late in the season. |
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Reviewed on 09/29/2025 by
Tompkins MGs
- An experienced gardener
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Tompkins, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| These plants were huge and far outstripped the three by three foot bed we had available for them. They produced a lot of small acorn-shaped squash, a size good for two servings. Plants had powdery mildew by the end of August (to be expected in a squash variety with no resistance). The squash had little flavor and a grainy texture and were not at all sweet. |
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Reviewed on 09/24/2025 by
CCE Rockland
- An experienced gardener
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Rockland, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| A very strong and long vine producing a lot of fruit. By mid-September it developed powdery mildew so we pulled out the vines. The baked fruit did have more of a starchy taste and texture with a faint hint of sweet potato, but very enjoyable. Never saved any to store because everyone ate them a few days after harvest. |
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Reviewed on 09/19/2025 by
Jessica Luse
- An experienced gardener
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Saratoga, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| It got the squash vine borer, and we expected more fruit from the plant. The taste was good in soup, but was not tried on it\'s own. |
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Reviewed on 09/06/2025 by
Schenectady CCE
- An experienced gardener
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Schenectady, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Taste is good but not distinctive. Consistency is a bit starchy as you would expect. No pest problems but the yield was a bit less than expected relative to the amount of vine. |
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Reviewed on 01/20/2016 by
casual gardener
- An experienced gardener
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Denton, Texas, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Taste is ok, but it's not anything special.
I prefer Sweet Reba for taste. Also, Sweet Reba is a compact squash that doesn't run all over the place like Thelma Sanders. |
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Reviewed on 01/24/2011 by
Veggie Mom
- An experienced gardener
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Licking, Ohio, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| We harvested over 2 bushels of squash from a 15' row grown on a trellis. The flavor wasn't our favorite- a little bland and pale in color. However, it was so prolific that we will grow it again. |
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Reviewed on 02/02/2010 by
genuinefauxfarm
- An experienced gardener
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Bremer, Iowa, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This IS an acorn squash. It just has a cream colored skin. Size can be slightly bigger than standard green acorns such as Table Queen, but not much bigger. These vines are very hardy. Dry year - no problem, just get them started as seedlings. Wet year - it can do that. Cool year - ok as long as you get them in on time. Hot year - it doesn't really notice. From a production standpoint, we can't do better for an acorn squash. We also like the taste of these better than standard green acorn squash. We find them to be a little less stringy. We give them a four only because acorns are not our favorite. We've had them store into January, but don't expect it of all the fruit. Vines crawl around a bit, but not much more than average winter squash. Easy to pick - in part because the color makes it easier to see them. We don't lose much of these to pests or other problems. |
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Reviewed on 01/06/2008 by
Gaia Gardener
- An intermediate gardener
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Sedgwick, Kansas, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Delicious, hardy, productive, and keeping quite well in my basement. Plus it's got a great name, "Thelma Sanders Sweet Potato Squash"! |
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