Candystick Dessert Delicata - Pepo squash
This variety offers large, more or less cylindrical, green-striped ochre fruits, from 900 g to over 1.3 kg. Like all Delicata, its flesh is very sweet, but this variety has an even richer, date-like flavor.
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in the ground, in bucket
Sow in pots at a temperature of between 18 and 20°C, 2 to 3 weeks before planting. Transplant, with the root ball, into the ground, after the last frosts, at a distance of 1 m in all directions. For sowing directly into the ground, sow after the last frosts when the soil is well warmed. Sow or transplant into planting holes filled with compost and prepared 2 weeks in advance.
Spacing: 1.5 x 1.5 m.
March, April, May
April, May, June
June, July, August, September, October, November
in the ground
sunny
fort
humus
drained, rich
Cucurbita pepo
mid-season
From 900 to 1300 g
12 seeds
elongated
thick
Ochre, Green
runner
United States
This variety was developed by Carol Deppe and Nate France.