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'Thelma Sanders' Squash - Winter |
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Acorn
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Heirloom acorn type from Missouri. Vines bear 1- to 2-pound, creamy-skinned and -fleshed fruit. Also known as 'Thelma Sanders Sweet Potato'.
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85-90
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| Seed Sources: |
Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.5 Stars)
Taste: (4.0 Stars)
Yield: (4.8 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.8 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 01/20/2016 by
casual gardener
- An experienced gardener
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Denton, Texas, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 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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| Taste is ok, but it's not anything special.
I prefer Sweet Reba for taste. Also, Sweet Reba is a compact squash that doesn't run all over the place like Thelma Sanders. |
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Reviewed on 01/24/2011 by
Veggie Mom
- An experienced gardener
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Licking, Ohio, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 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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| We harvested over 2 bushels of squash from a 15' row grown on a trellis. The flavor wasn't our favorite- a little bland and pale in color. However, it was so prolific that we will grow it again. |
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Reviewed on 02/02/2010 by
genuinefauxfarm
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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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| This IS an acorn squash. It just has a cream colored skin. Size can be slightly bigger than standard green acorns such as Table Queen, but not much bigger. These vines are very hardy. Dry year - no problem, just get them started as seedlings. Wet year - it can do that. Cool year - ok as long as you get them in on time. Hot year - it doesn't really notice. From a production standpoint, we can't do better for an acorn squash. We also like the taste of these better than standard green acorn squash. We find them to be a little less stringy. We give them a four only because acorns are not our favorite. We've had them store into January, but don't expect it of all the fruit. Vines crawl around a bit, but not much more than average winter squash. Easy to pick - in part because the color makes it easier to see them. We don't lose much of these to pests or other problems. |
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Reviewed on 01/06/2008 by
Gaia Gardener
- An intermediate gardener
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Sedgwick, Kansas, 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
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| Delicious, hardy, productive, and keeping quite well in my basement. Plus it's got a great name, "Thelma Sanders Sweet Potato Squash"! |
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