Hubbard True Green Improved Squash
Grow it Forward Heirloom Plant
Germ
7-14 days
Depth
1 to 1 ½ in
Spacing
4 ft
Row Spacing
4-7 ft
Sunlight
Full Sun
Planting Time
Spring
Harvest
50-100 days
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Care instructions
105 days. (C. maxima) The original Green Hubbard was introduced around the 1790's, and it has dark bronze-green skin and delicious golden flesh. The fruit are 10-15 lbs. each and are excellent keepers. J.H. Gregory's Company made this squash famous back in the 1840's.
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Grow winter squash in very rich soil, amended with manure, compost, or other rich source of plant nutrients. Plant in rows, 5-8 feet in both directions, sowing one seed every 6-12 inches. Or plant in hills, 5 seeds per hill, with the hills 6-8 feet apart, thinning to best three plants. Full sun, ample moisture and insect control as necessary should allow good production from the vigorous plants. H... more »
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