Long Island Cheese Squash
Cucurbita moschata | SKU: 1050A
Historic Variety
$3.25 to $58.00
- Organic
- Sweet, deep orange flesh
- Flattened, ribbed, buff-colored fruits grow to 6-12 pounds
- Good keeper
- Winter squash
- 90-100 days
(C. moschata) East Coast historic variety long remembered as a great pie squash by people in New York and New Jersey. Mentioned as early as 1806 by Bernard McMahon of Philadelphia. Named for its resemblance to a wheel of cheese. Flattened, ribbed, buff-colored pumpkins average 6-12 pounds. Sweet deep orange flesh. Good keeper. 90-100 days.
Direct Seed: 1" Deep
Seeds to Hill: 6-8 Seeds
Thin: To 3-4 Plants
Light: Full Sun
Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors in 12" diameter hills after danger of frost has passed. Hills should be spaced 6' apart in all directions. Can also be started indoors 3 weeks before transplanting out.