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Jarrahdale Winter Squash

Jarrahdale Winter Squash

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Jarrahdale
Cucurbita maxima

 

100 days — Originally from Australia, 'Jarrahdale' is similar to 'Sweet Meat' winter squash. Its vines produce fruit that are wider than they are tall, deeply ribbed, and range in weight from ten to twelve pounds each, but can reach twenty. The rinds are hard and blue-grey in color with fine-grained, dry, sweet, nearly stringless flesh that is orange-yellow in color and excellent for baking or in pies. When properly harvested and cured, 'Jarrahdale' squash store well. Each packet contains four grams, which is approximately 15 to 18 seeds.
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Planting Instructions: Choose a location that has warm, well-drained and fertile soil. Work in plenty of well composted organic matter and mulch established plants to conserve moisture, as squash are heavy water consumers. Sow directly into the garden after threat of frost has passed.

Here in the Maritime Northwest, it is common to plant seeds in hills. The hills are created by mounding up the soil about four to six inches high, twenty-four inches across at the base and flattened on the top. This allows the soil to be better warmed by the sun and provides better protection from heavy rain.

Sow five to six seeds, one inch deep, in hills or rows. Spacing is dependent on plant type. Vining varieties should be spaced on six foot centers while bush-types at twenty-four to thirty inches apart. When seeds germinate, cut off all but the strongest three or four seedlings.

When laying out your garden, remember to consider the growing habits of the varieties that you are planting. Some bush-types are compact while some vining types require a tremendous amount of space. Harvest time will also vary by type.

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