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'Gold Nugget' Squash - Winter |
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Buttercup/Kabocha
Bush
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Buttercup type. Compact, bushy vines bear 1- to 1 1/2-pound, golden-orange fruit Excellent winter storage. Plants produce 5 to 8 fruit. All American Selection.
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AAS Winner in the year 1966
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85
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (3.8 Stars)
Taste: (3.5 Stars)
Yield: (4.0 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 11/27/2007 by
ljv
- An experienced gardener
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Wayne, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 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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| Compact plants are a plus for smaller gardens like mine. I found them easy to grow and quite sweet. It was dry here this summer so I did irrigate my plants. Harvest was average- they do need insect pollination so I planted flowers nearby to draw more bees to my plants. |
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Reviewed on 06/02/2006 by
farmerdill
- An experienced gardener
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Richmond, Georgia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| A nice acorn sized squash, which is great for splitting in half and baking with the centers filled with butter, apples, and brown sugar. It does have a very hard rind, and there fore keeps much better than an acorn squash. It is more vigorous and reliable than most acorns. |
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Reviewed on 12/28/2005 by
Miss_Mudcat
- An intermediate gardener
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Indiana, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| I liked the bushy growth habit. It wasn't the best tasting squash I ever ate, but it had the creamiest flesh of any I have tried. Excellent for soup. My yield was low due to cucumber beetle infestations. I may give it another chance in the future. |
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Reviewed on 10/26/2004 by
russell
- An experienced gardener
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Ontario, 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: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Fruits are small in the 1 pound range with a hard skin. Plant has bush habit making it nice for those with limited space. Eating quality I consider only fair. |
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