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'Green Striped Cushaw' Pumpkins

Sub-Category:	Medium Pie (Culinary)

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Description:	Southern heirloom. Vines bear oblong, l0- to 12-pound white fruit with green stripes and light yellow flesh. Fruit are about 18 inches long with crooked necks and bulbous bottoms about l0 inches wide.
Days To Maturity:	110
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Overall: (5.0 Stars) Taste: (4.0 Stars) Yield: (5.0 Stars) Ease/Reliability: (5.0 Stars)

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Reviewed on 06/15/2006 by farmerdill - An experienced gardener
Overall Taste Yield Ease	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
The best of the Cushaws. It is very prolific under good conditions. It will produce even under poor conditions. Makes excellent pies. A staple in the upper south for many years. Has resistance to squash vine borers.

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