Kabocha Squash, Japanese Pumpkin 'Gold Nuggett'

PNW, Seattle area
I have a short list of plants that I will never again plant a garden without, and Gold Nugget is on it. These li...Read Morettle bush plants produce a staggering number of small, velvety, aggressively orange fruit. This is the only squash variety I've ever grown in this area that has never had an issue with mildew, and if they are allowed to fully ripen (easy, since they produce early) the fruits will keep for the better part of a year.
My favorite thing about this squash is the flavor. It's a big punchy, pumkinier than pumpkin taste. They're great for pies, stuffing, or just split in two and roasted with a little butter in the well.

Last year, I had a little extra space in a bed with a cloche so I started a couple GN's under cover. The plants grew twice their normal size, and produced much larger fruits--even though the cloche was removed after their first month. They certainly don't need cover--I had always been happy with their performance before--but they do benefit from it (but then, what doesn't?)

This squash is a compact bush plant producing small gold color squash. Size roughly equivalent to acorn, but shell is extremely hard. A g...Read Moreood individual baking squash and a much better keeping squash than acorn. Flesh is competative with Delicata.