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'Long of Naples' Squash - Winter |
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Butternut
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Italian heirloom butternut type. Vines bear 20- to 35-pound, oblong, orange-fleshed, deep-green fruit that turns tan in storage.
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (3.8 Stars)
Taste: (2.8 Stars)
Yield: (4.2 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.2 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 4
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 11/21/2011 by
Jay Tracy
- A novice gardener
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Pima, Arizona, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I grew almost 500 pounds of this variety from 2 plants in about 200 square feet. My wife, children and I ate 3 of them. The texture and flavor is very good - even at the very large size. Unfortunately it is difficult to persuade many people to buy a 25 pound squash, so unless you want to have a squash feast or give a lot away you may think twice before growing this one. Should you have problems with Squash vine Borers you may want to grow this variety for zuchinni. I would suggest that, if anyone does not want to deal with the amount of fruit this variety produces to use them as summer squash. My experience has been that many of these squash will taste like a supurb zuchinni and remain tender up to around 15 pounds. However, I gave a 15 lb one of these \"summer squash\" to a friend and it took her 1 and 1/2 hours to cut up. |
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Reviewed on 02/28/2011 by
Joseph L
- An experienced gardener
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Cache, Utah, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 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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| Too long season for my garden. |
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Reviewed on 09/18/2010 by
Schmidty
- An intermediate gardener
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Centre, Pennsylvania, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| I've grown this for two years now. Everything about this squash is big. Big vines, big leaves, really big fruit. It's easy to grow, at least somewhat resistant to powdery mildew, and very attractive to groundhogs. One that I grew this year weighed 35 pounds, and I have yet to pick two others. They taste... well, not so great in my experience. Kind of sweet and otherwise watery. The texture is more like spaghetti... really overcooked spaghetti. It's not like an acorn or something like that, which I find really good and similar to a sweet potato. However, it is definately impressive. |
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Reviewed on 08/21/2010 by
Detective Abe RN
- An experienced gardener
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Sacramento, California, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 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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| This is an amazing squash! The vines grow extremely long and thick, with huge blossoms (delicious!) and few pests. In 2009 I had some really big squash - dense, nutty and no soft spots. The biggest was 41.5 lbs. The rind is thin but hard, so very little waste. We ate the last one two weeks ago (August 2010) and it kept well. This year I have ten squash from three vines, (and one is over 60 lbs) and they are still growing. This is a wonderful butternut! |
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