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'Cream of The Crop' Squash - Winter
 
Sub-Category: Acorn
 
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Description: Acorn type. Compact vines bear 2- to 3-pound, 7- by 6-inch fruit with creamy white skin. Stores well. All American Selection.
AAS Winner in the year 1990
Days To Maturity: 75
Seed Sources:
 
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Taste: (2.0 Stars)Taste
Yield: (1.5 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (2.5 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 12/06/2009 by edesch - An experienced gardener

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Cuyahoga, Ohio, 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

Simply average taste at best and really limited production--2 fruit total from three plants. Pretty good keeping quality.
 

Reviewed on 09/13/2004 by Catskills - An experienced gardener

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Ulster, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

This variety was a disappointment. Easy to germinate, high yielding (we had MANY) stored well too. So bland we threw them out at the end of winter. Never grew again. tsk.
 




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