Squash - Winter - Pink Banana - Hrlm

Pink Banana Heirloom Winter Squash is cylindrical with a tapered end. It can be as large as 24" long and 7" in diameter, and weighs in at about 10 pounds. Pink Banana has a smooth deep pink skin with a thin rind and solid yellow-orange flesh. Since it is sweet, it was commonly used for pies in the 1800's. Today this fiberless yellow-orange flesh is great for pies, baking, or canning. Plant after last frost date and when soil temperatures have risen above 60 degrees. Put seeds into ground at a 1" depth, 6 seeds per hill and 6' to 8' apart. When plants have several leaves, thin to 3 per hill. . ... details