Vegetable Description: This popular, and very productive home garden and shipping variety matures 50-60 days. Black beauty grows on semi-upright plants. Glossy black-green fruits average 6-8” long x 2”in diameter and are best when harvested young. Tender flesh is firm creamy-white and has a fine flavor. Great eating! Average water needs. Attractive to bees, butterflies, and/or birds.

Vegetable Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo

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Vegetable Duration: Annual

Vegetable Days to Maturity: 62

Vegetable Seeds Per Oz: 200

Vegetable Height: 18” to 24”

Vegetable Spacing: 36” to 48”

Vegetable Planting: Direct sow outside after danger of last frost. Plant in hills of 2-3 plants per hill at 36”-48” apart, and 1“ below soil surface.

Vegetable Seed Saving: Allow squash to ripen on plants; then collect seeds. Clean and dry the seeds before storage in cool dry conditions.