Winter Sweet kabocha squash
Cucurbita maxima 'Winter Sweet'
USDA zones3 to 11
SunNeeds full sun (6+ hours)
WaterHandles moderate to moist soil
- Growth rate
- Rapid
- Habit
- Climbing
- Bloom season
- Summer
- Soil types
- Loam
Garden uses
Notes
'Winter Sweet' kabocha squash (Cucurbita maxima 'Winter Sweet') is a vegetable for the food garden. It is typically grown as an annual. It cannot take cold, and a freeze will end its season. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, loamy soil. It climbs and grows at a rapid rate, and it blooms from early to late summer. The squash is grown for unparalleled eating quality and extra long storage.
Pairs well with Green bean, Dark Opal basil, and Asparagus.