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'Acorn Squash ‘Royal Ace’' Squash - Winter

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Description:	USER ENTERED : Powdery mildew can decimate an acorn squash crop, but now there’s a solution - Royal Ace PM. Royal Ace PM produces big yields of high quality acorn squash. The fruit are uniform for size and shape and have an attractive dark green color. The color retention is good in storage and its flesh qualities are rated high. The large semi-bush plants have thicker foliage than other acorn varieties, but their yields and intermediate resistance to Powdery Mildew are second to none.
Days To Maturity:	NA
Seed Sources:	Harris Seeds - updated in 2022

Rating Summary

Overall: (3.8 Stars) Taste: (3.2 Stars) Yield: (3.5 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (3.8 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 13

KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease

Reviewed on 11/23/2022 by Albany County MGs - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	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
Great germination and grew prolifically. Large sized fruit but taste not as good as other varieties.

Reviewed on 11/23/2022 by MGWayne - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	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
Planted Royal Ace in 2 different locations. Both plants started off great. Good germination and strong growth. Used crop cover. As fruit beginning to form it was hit by wilt. Very sad.

Reviewed on 11/09/2022 by Saratoga MG - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Saratoga, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days Soil Texture: Sand Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
Direct sown produced a nice compact plant. Great yield. Nice flavor. Squash was small in size. This plant showed good resistance to powdery mildew as others in the same vicinity started to decline in early August and this one was able to resist infection until late September.

Reviewed on 10/24/2022 by Orleans County MGs - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	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
Seeds germinated well, plant grew nicely without any problems until powdery mildew late August. Mixed reviews on flavor. Produced 13 squash on one plant.

Reviewed on 10/17/2022 by VVTG Warren - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Warren, 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: More than 8 hours per day
Fairly prolific, few growing issues. Produced smaller, uniform acorn squash.

Reviewed on 10/16/2022 by Cutler Botanic Garden - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	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
Direct sow germination good, healthy plants until mid Augast then yellow leaves and wilting Produced 6 pounds of squash

Reviewed on 10/11/2022 by CCE Orange County - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	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
Very productive. Disease resistant. Excellent flavor. Great for baking!

Reviewed on 10/06/2022 by Ashley Helmholdt - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	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
Monroe County CCE, Submitted on behalf of Ashly Piedmont:\r\n2 plants \r\n8 squash total\r\nVERY good flavor \r\nWe did have the squash borer

Reviewed on 09/28/2022 by Tompkins MGs - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	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
Plants grew vigorously and produced lots of nice squash. Powdery mildew was very bad by August. Squash flavor is nice; flesh is a bit stringy.

Reviewed on 09/22/2022 by CCE Nassau County NY - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	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
It was a very productive plant with many medium sized fruit . It had a nice creamy texture that held up well to stuffing.

Reviewed on 09/19/2022 by Schuyler CCE - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Schuyler, 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: Less than 6 hours per day
Easy germination, slow growth , blossoms but no fruit

Reviewed on 09/15/2022 by nmeohen1 - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Cortland, New York, United States Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40') Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
Lots of squash!

Reviewed on 09/14/2022 by CCE Rockland - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	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
Started seeds outdoors at the end of May and again in early July. \r\nSeeds germinated very well . The May planting was kept under floating row covers to deter squash vine borer. Plants died in early July under row covers, possibly due to slug damage. The July planting started out well but failed to thrive due to drought conditions and water restrictions.

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