Thelma Sanders Squash

I planted these in an out of the way corner behind a building and forgot about them. Then in the fall I discovered tons of squash all over and they were delicious. We used them in acorn squash recipes and they were perfect and they stored for months in our basement.

I grew these in a first year garden with clay soil and no real watering besides rain, direct sown in zone 5b. They were prolific, sprawling through rows of leeks and edamame:) I cured them outdoors for a couple weeks after they were ripe and so far it's almost January and no rotting at all. The flavor is sweeter than butternut squash, I use them for pie and savory baked acorn squash recipes. I will always grow these!!

We tried these last year for the first time and love them! Here to order again. These are delicious, prolific all summer long, and keep well. These were the last of our squash to succumb to the variety of squash bugs. Also, it is nice because it is easy to see them on the vine as they are growing.

Thelma is a traveler, so be prepared for vines to roam but the squash is well worth it. We finally ate the last Thelmas last week of February and they were harvested in October. Good amount of nutty flavored flesh great for just baking and eating. We think there will always be a place for Thelma in our garden.

Holy moly Batman! These squash plants THRIVE in all conditions, I planted six and they each had at least 4 squash on them before any other variety even flowered! These should be in every garden!