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'Papaya Pear' Squash - Summer

Sub-Category:	Zucchini

Sub-Category 2:
Description:	Hybrid. Zucchini type. Semi-bush plants bear papaya-pear-shaped, yellow fruit. Best picked at 3 1/2 inches. All American Selection 2003
	AAS Winner in the year 2003
Days To Maturity:	42-45
Seed Sources:	Totally Tomato - updated in 2011

Rating Summary

Overall: (5.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (4.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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Number of Reviews: 1

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Reviewed on 04/13/2006 by FlipTX - An intermediate gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	Harris, Texas, United States Frost Free Season: More than 203 days Soil Texture: Clay Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20') Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
I grew this variety in containers this year. It's been yielding for me for a few weeks now and I'm very pleased. The fruit is very pretty, a bright lemony yellow, shaped like a fat light bulb, and the white flesh is firm and flavorful.

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