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'Table Queen' Squash - Winter |
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Acorn
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Acorn type. 6- to 8-foot vines bear 1 1/2- to 2 1/2-pound, 6-inch fruit with golden flesh. Best eaten within 4 months of harvest. Also known as 'Ebony Acorn'.
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80-100
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| Seed Sources: |
Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014
Western Wonder, LLC - updated in 2011
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (3.7 Stars)
Taste: (4.0 Stars)
Yield: (3.3 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (3.5 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 6
KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 03/18/2012 by
jumpinjo
- An experienced gardener
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Marshall, Iowa, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 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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| One of my favorites. The key to growing it is to plant it and walk away. It grows forever and roots down every couple feet. Squash vine borer only kills the base, the rest keeps growing. Remove the eggs or find and kill the borers when you see the frass to keep their numbers down. I plant 3 seeds in a hill and leave them all to grow. It sprawls over a large area. Pick when dark green with an orange bottom. Squash bugs like it too but they don\'t keep it from fruiting. Smash them as you find them. This is not one for the compost because of the pests, burn or throw away the plants after a freeze. Just bake and eat, delicious flavor. You\'ll never want to eat grocery store acorn again. From one hill, 3 plants, I get about 25-30 perfect squash. |
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Reviewed on 08/31/2008 by
onion lover
- An experienced gardener
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Oxford, Maine, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 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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| (Cucurbita pepo) In my climate, new growth takes too long to start growing in order to withstand the bugs and slugs. It's just not vigorous enough. Will only yield fruit when grown in best quality soil, and even then it doesn't produce much. It does have one thing going for it though; it withstands flooding fairly well. |
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Reviewed on 10/19/2004 by
Gretchen
- An experienced gardener
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Oneida, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| A good sized squash, good baked with honey or sugar added. |
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Reviewed on 09/24/2004 by
Bruce
- An experienced gardener
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Oneida, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Very poor germination, small yield of small fruits. |
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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
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| Still tastes best of the acorns to us. Large, green fruit, not uniform in shape. Rambles or climbs the fence with a little encouragement. Can have a bad year. We always plant several winter types. At least ONE will come through! |
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Reviewed on 09/09/2004 by
russell
- An experienced gardener
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Ontario, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Vigorous vines with large fruit averaging 2 1/2 pounds with very good eating quality. Powdery mildew can be a problem. |
| | | 1 of 1 gardener found this review helpful.
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