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Sun, Feb 5, 12 at 7:07
| I'm going to grow delicata, bonbon and sunshine squashs.
The seed catalog says no curing needed for delecata but doesn't mention if the other two need curing. Also, what is curing and how does one do it? Thanks. Larry |
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| Based on a little further research, the sunshine squash is a Kabocha hybrid, and as such will respond well to curing and long-term storage, The bonbon is a buttercup hybrid, it has good storage ability, but not like Kabocha. The curing and storage issues relate to how long you will able to keep your produce post-harvest, so they should dictate how you consume them. The delicata will be best eaten as you pick it - I like mine fairly small, so one squash serves 1 or 2 people. Delicata has a pretty good storage ability, perhaps as much as 60 days in ideal conditions. The bonbon should last well into December with no loss of flavor. and the sunshinr could still be feeding you in March. |
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| There are minimal differences between curing WS and sweet potatoes. Both cure at high temperature and high humidity (in my case, in a garbage bag with some bricks and water at the bottom, against or over the furnace). SP store above 60, squash below 60, in the house because it is drier. Of course, because of squash vine borers I would not grow anything but butternut, but the OP should try and see how abundant they are at his site. |
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- Posted by roamwhereiwant2 (My Page) on Sat, Feb 11, 12 at 20:49
| Just to let you know, Sunshine is not a long keeper. |
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| I have had wonderful luck with long keeping squash, specifically Confection from Johnny's (kabocha type) and a Pennsylvania Dutch long neck from Baker Creek (butternut type). Curing is important but also the variety's keeping qualities. Also, check the details on when a squash tastes best. Confection is extremely dry in Sept and October but gets more moist by November. |
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