Squash Marina de Chioggia – Ontario Seed Company
Cucurbita maxima
Winter Type
Large, grey-green bumpy turbans weigh 4.5 kg (10 lb) on average. Very tasty, dry-type, orange-yellow flesh. Delicious baked, in soup, “gnocchis à la parisienne”, or in pies. If properly cured, it is said these squash will store for two to three years. Also known as the “sea pumpkin.”
How to Grow
Squash are a hot weather crop. They need full sun and deep, rich, well drained, organic soil with a pH of 5.5 to 6.5. Before planting, work in lots of compost. Directly plant seed outdoors from late May to mid June 2.5 cm (1″) deep in hills 2.4 m (8′) apart with 4-6 seeds per hill. After germination, thin to 3 plants per hill. Seed can be started indoors 3 weeks before the plant out date. Squash do not transplant well-use paper or fibre pots that can be set directly in the soil. Protect mature squash from frost and cold temperatures.
Approx. 12 seeds/pkt.
