Long Island Cheese Squash
(Cucurbita moschata) Long Island Cheese Squash is an heirloom variety of winter squash that resembles a wheel of cheese with a flattened, ribbed shape and a pale, creamy color. It has a sweet, nutty flavor and dense, creamy texture similar to pumpkin, making it a popular ingredient in recipes for soups, stews, pies, and baked goods. Long Island Cheese Squash is easy to grow and resistant to many common squash diseases. It's hard skin also makes it well-suited for long-term storage, keeping up to 6 months so long as it is harvested before the first frost. 90-100 days to harvest. 25 seeds per packet.
CULTURE: After danger of frost has passed, sow seeds in hills with 4-5 seeds per hill and hills spaced 6ft in all directions. Germination will occur in 7-14 days. Once seeds have germinated thin to 3 seedlings per hill.
(Cucurbita moschata) Long Island Cheese Squash is an heirloom variety of winter squash that resembles a wheel of cheese with a flattened, ribbed shape and a pale, creamy color. It has a sweet, nutty flavor and dense, creamy texture similar to pumpkin, making it a popular ingredient in recipes for soups, stews, pies, and baked goods. Long Island Cheese Squash is easy to grow and resistant to many common squash diseases. It's hard skin also makes it well-suited for long-term storage, keeping up to 6 months so long as it is harvested before the first frost. 90-100 days to harvest. 25 seeds per packet.
CULTURE: After danger of frost has passed, sow seeds in hills with 4-5 seeds per hill and hills spaced 6ft in all directions. Germination will occur in 7-14 days. Once seeds have germinated thin to 3 seedlings per hill.
