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'Marina Di Chioggia' Squash - Winter |
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Misc.
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Italian heirloom, both culinary and ornamental winter squash/pumpkin. Vines bear round, 4- to 12-pound fruit with blistery, bubbled, slate blue-green rind and orange flesh.
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100-105
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| Seed Sources: |
Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014
Henry Field's Seed and Nursery Co. - updated in 2013
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.5 Stars)
Taste: (4.8 Stars)
Yield: (3.2 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.2 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 4
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KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
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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| We liken these to a very large buttercup squash. Drier flesh with a similar taste and consistency to buttercup - perhaps a bit nuttier in taste. We have found that insects do like to bore into these after we have harvested them and have them on the ground to cure. Thus, we now cure them off the ground. Size of fruit is variable, but quality of the flesh is uniform regardless of size. Decent for storing. Reliable to get some production nearly every year. Unlikely to get a tremendous number of fruit per plant. But, the quality of what you do get will leave you pleased. |
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Reviewed on 03/07/2009 by
Hiromi
- An intermediate gardener
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Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 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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| This is easily the best tasting winter squash I've ever had - very dense and sweet. It stores well too (I was eating my last Marina di Chioggia in early summer last year). The texture of the flesh changes during the storage. If you cook it soon after harvest, it's kind of floury but it turns slightly watery when stored longer.
It is easy to grow too. Last year for me was a disaster (cold and wet summer) squash-wise but Marina di Chioggia didn't let me down. Though the number of squash you get per plant is not massive, usually 2 or 3, the total yield (weight) per plant is pretty good, as one fruit is very heavy! I recommend cutting up the fruit and freeze some of it if you don't have a big family. |
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Reviewed on 03/03/2007 by
LIpumpkin
- An experienced gardener
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Nassau, New York, 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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| One of best tasting winter squash I ever had. Sweet, nutty, great texture. Looks are neat in harvest display. Yield was kind of poor (3 fruit per plant) but size was bigger than literature states at 20-25lbs each. A good rooter so if you have borers this might help you get through the season. Growing it again for the display followed by the dinner table. |
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Reviewed on 04/25/2006 by
Troutlily
- An experienced gardener
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Henry, Ohio, 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: More than 8 hours per day
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| Very unusual and beautiful squash with rich, sweet orange flesh. Dark, bumpy skin looks awesome in fall displays. Markets well as spring seedlings and fall crops. |
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