| 81 days from transplanting. If you love winter Squash but don't have room in the garden for yet another sprawling Squash vine, take a closer look at this award-winning newcomer. Not only is it the most flavorful winter squash -- when cooked, it's so sweet that it could only be called Bonbon! -- but it's also one of the most compact, with a vining semi-bush habit that reaches about 3 feet tall and then spreads up to just 8 feet wide. You will love these fat, blocky fruits, which are just about the right size for providing a piping-hot, satisfying side dish to the whole family. They weigh about 4 pounds, with a silver-striped dark green outer rind and rich, succulent deep orange flesh within. Showy enough to take their place among the pumpkins in your fall decorating scheme, they last for months and months! Loaded with Vitamin A, this Squash has a creamy texture to accompany its sweet flavor. What an unbeatable combination -- early maturity (to beat those harsh winters that seem to begin sooner every year!), space-saving habit, and mouth-watering flavor! Bonbon is very adaptable to any area of the country where Squash can be grown. It's quite disease and pest resistant, and grows quickly and vigorously. Winter squash has great storage ability. It is grown like summer squash (sown 1 inch deep after all danger of frost), but the seeds should be spaced 4 to 6 feet apart. Harvest it when the plants die back or just before frost. Cut the fruit from the vine and then cure the fruit in a well-ventilated area. Store at 50 to 55 degrees Fahrenheit. Pkt is 10 seeds. |
