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Hubbard Blue Squash

Squash

Cucurbita maxima 'Blue Hubbard'

Overview
A massive heirloom winter squash that can reach 40+ pounds, prized for its incredible storage life and sweet, fine-textured orange flesh. This impressive variety with its distinctive blue-gray bumpy skin has been a homestead favorite since the 1890s, providing months of nutritious meals from a single harvest. The ultimate storage squash that gets sweeter with time and can last 6-8 months when properly cured.
Planting
Direct sow after soil reaches 65°F, or start indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost. Needs long growing season.
Growing
Sun: full. Soil pH: 6–7. Space plants 120" apart. Germination: 7-14.
Pests & diseases
Common pests: Squash bugs, cucumber beetles, squash vine borers. Common diseases: Powdery mildew, bacterial wilt, black rot in storage.