Delicata squash (Sweet Potato) - organic-seeds

Delicata squash (Sweet Potato)

This lush and productive pumpkin variety has elongated fruits with an ivory base and green stripes. The flesh is creamy and delicious when cooked, with a chestnut-like flavor. Perfect for:

• Soups

• Gratins

• Purees

• Soufflés

• Baking

• Shape: elongated

• Color: ivory with green stripes

• Flesh: creamy, chestnut-like

• Use: cooking, baking, puree, gratin

Cultivation Advice

Sowing

• Indoors in pots at 20°C, March – April (speeds fruit set and reduces slug damage)

• Transplant outdoors after the last frost (±May 15)

• Plant spacing: 1 m; up to 2 m for sprawling varieties

• Plant holes: small pits filled with compost

• Direct sowing outdoors: May – later harvest, lower yield

Growth and Care

• Location: sunny

• Soil: rich in organic matter

• Watering: regular and abundant at the root during dry periods

• Harvest: when a fingernail struggles to penetrate the skin and the stem has hardened; cut as close to the stem as possible

Tips & Tricks

• Pumpkin seeds need warmth (20–22°C) to germinate quickly (~5 days)

• Avoid excessive moisture, which causes seed rot