SQUASH-TABLE QUEEN ACORN
SQUASH-TABLE QUEEN ACORN
A$3.20
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Cucurbita pepo
SQUASH-TABLE QUEEN ACORN is absolutely one of the finest acorn squash. A squash that will produce loads of fruit on compact bush size plants with beautiful glossy gray-green leaves. It bears 1kg squash of high quality and flavor. Light orange colored flesh, fiber-less, thick & full of flavor. You just can’t beat a squash like this for space saving, high food producing an excellent nutritional value. Table Queen is a fantastic keeper in a dark cool place.
Sow seed directly into the garden. Plant seeds 12mm deep covering with fine soil. Plant in a sunny location in rich, well-drained soil. Keep fairly well watered & fertilize monthly, but avoid constant overwatering & continual use of high-nitrogen fertilizers. An outstanding easy to grow squash. For continued harvest, pick fruit regularly when young.
| Germination Time (Days) | 6 – 18 |
| Harvest Time (Days) | 50 – 90 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 12 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 60 – 100 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 90 – 100 |
| pH | 6 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Frost Tender |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
45 - 60 cm (1.5 - 2 feet)
Season of Interest
Summer to Autumn
Temperature Range
18 - 30 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow Direct
Soil
Fertile, well-drained soil
pH
6.0 - 7.0
Soil Temperature
18 - 24 °C (65 - 75 °F)
Seed Preparation
None required
Sowing Depth
2.5 cm (1 inch)
Plant Spacing
90 cm (36 inches)
Row spacing
120 - 150 cm (48 - 60 inches)
Watering
Moderate
Germination Time (Days)
7 - 10 days
Harvest Time (Days)
70 - 85 days
Good Companion Plants
Corn, Beans, Marigolds
Bad Companion Plants
Potatoes, Cucumbers
Pests
Squash bugs, Aphids
Diseases
Powdery mildew, Downy mildew
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When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.
Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn’t suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden
