30 BLUE HUBBARD SQUASH New England Buttercup Cucurbita Pepo Vegetable Seeds

DESCRIPTION: NAME: Blue Hubbard Squash OTHER COMMON NAMES: New England Blue Hubbard / Buttercup Squash SCIENTIFIC NAME: Cucurbita Maxima COLOR: Blue Gray Skin / Golden Orange Flesh PLANT SEEDS: Outdoors after frost / Indoors weeks before last frost HARVEST: 110 Days HARDINESS ZONE: Annual PLANT HEIGHT: 12 - 18" PLANT SPACING: 2 - 3 plants per hill with hills spaced 4 - 6' LIGHT REQUIREMENTS: Sun SOIL & WATER PREFERENCES: Average QUANTITY: 30 Seeds OTHER: Blue Hubbard is an heirloom winter squash. The huge teardrop shaped fruit weighs 15 - 30 lbs & has lovely blue gray skin. Their hard shells make them great for storing, & they can be stored for up to 6 months. Their flavor is sweet & nutty, similar to a sweet potato. The Blue Hubbard is larger & more flavorful than golden hubbard. Enjoy them in soups, steamed, baked, mashed, or pureed. Hubbard Squash is also very ornamental, & makes a wonderful fall decoration! We've got Golden Hubbard seeds also, & tons of