Jester delicata squash
Cucurbita pepo 'Jester'
USDA zones3 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Bloom color
- Green
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Notes
'Jester' delicata squash (Cucurbita pepo 'Jester') is a vegetable for the food garden and for covering ground with its rapid vines. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, loamy soil. The fruit has superb flavor and an eye-catching look. Green blooms open from early to late summer.
Pairs well with Carbon tomato, Lime basil, and Mexican Sour Gherkin cucumber.