Squash : Winter : Orange Dawn F1 Hybrid - Organic

Vegetable

• Crops in : 120 Days
• Ideal for : Children
• Special Features : Organic

Description

Outstanding nutty flavour 'orange kabocha' type packed with vitamin C. The grapefruit sized fruits on semibush habit plants, store extremely well. Use for baking and roasting.

Bred to give increased Hybrid vigour, garden performance and flavour, thus increasing your harvest. Due to their wide ranging pest and disease resistance, there will be no need for the use of chemicals, making them ideal for organic gardeners.

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Sowing Instructions

Sow seeds April to May in pots of moist seed compost and cover with a 1cm (½ inch) layer of compost or vermiculite. Place in a propagator or warm place, and keep at a constant temperature of between 20-25C (68-77F). After sowing, do not exclude light as this helps germination. Keep the surface of the compost moist but not waterlogged; germination will usually take 6-10 days.

Growing Instructions

When at the 2 leaf stage, transplant seedlings on into 13cm (5 inch) pots for a few weeks before planting out, 90cm (36 inches) apart in a sunny sheltered spot on rich, well drained soil. Water and feed regularly with liquid fertiliser.

Aftercare

Harvest the grapefruit-sized fruits from late summer onwards. Cut and store remaining fruits before frost and store in a frost-free area.

Nutritional Information

Pumpkins and winter squashes are a good source of Vitamins B1 and E and are also high in antioxidant levels.