Turk's Turban Squash
Cucurbita maxima | SKU: 0413-P25
Historic Variety
$3.75
- Bright orange skin streaked with green
- Turban shaped fruits grow up to 12 inches and 5 pounds
- Mildly sweet flesh
- Winter squash
- 80-100 days
Item Details
(C. maxima) (aka French Turban, Turk’s Cap) Predates the 1820s; may be the ancestral form of American Turban. Distinctive turban-shaped fruits grow up to 12" in diameter and weigh an average of 5 pounds. Beautiful bright orange skin streaked with light and dark olive green. Great decorative squash for fall displays. Thick flesh is mildly sweet. 80-100 days.
Learn to Grow Turk's Turban Squash
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.