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E04-039

Basic Collection Information and Status

Squash (Cucurbita maxima, Cucurbitaceae)

Cultural Affiliation   n/a
Collection Site   New Mexico, United States (latitude: 36°; altitude: 8,000 ft / 2,400 m)
Collection Year   1996
Accession Status   Active

Catalog Information and Instructions

Vadito PumpkinEX018

Gray or orange spherical fruit, often with pointed ends. Sweet orange flesh. Occasional elongated fruit present. From Vadito in Northern New Mexico at 8,000'.
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Collection Site

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Characterization and Evaluation

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Squash Introduction	Cultivation Instructions	Seed Saving Instructions
Squash fruits vary in shape, color and flavor. Flowers, seeds and growing tips of vines are all edible. All fruits can be eaten when small and immature as summer squash, and mature as winter squash.	In spring after soil warms, or with summer rains, sow a few seeds 1" deep in basins 3-6' apart, allowing room for abundant vine growth. Squash likes soil rich in compost.	An insect-pollinated annual, varieties of the same species will cross. Allow fruits to ripen and mature on the vine until skin is hard and stem brown. After harvesting, fruit needs to after-ripen for 30 days in cool location. Remove seeds, wash and dry before storage.

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