Delicata Squash, Winter Squash 'Cornell's Bush Delicata'

We went organic three years ago and it was the best thing ever! Mulch and worm casings are our secret to a flourishing garden. Our gard...Read Moreen spot is near a creek and too wet without bales of hay to soak up the excess moisture. The Delicata Sauash is thriving and producing at high yields and without disease. I need to know how to cook these beasts and when is the best picking time. I am passionate about squash but fear I have too many. Any recipes, cooking and freezing techniques are greatly appreciated. We never watered once-we had a rainy summer and a cooler summer until mid July and now August is cooler again...crazy growing season! I think I purchased these by mistake lol and to my surprise I after tasting I may seek these out for next years season!

Definitely can't complain, got a decent yield of fairly tasty squash, however the PM resistance was largely a fail and if you have the sp...Read Moreace you will probably get better yield and taste from a vining variety, though these did fail at bush towards the end and sent out vines.

Total crop failure. I am curious about the positive ratings. Probably because of its "bush" nature it lacked vigor, despite a good locati...Read Moreon and frequent feeding. It was late to produce any flowers at all, and very late to produce any females. Only one fruit survived long enough to be harvestable, and it is so poor quality it would be considered a "cull" by a farmer. Contrary to advertisement it not only got powdery mildew it is the ONLY cucurbit in my yard that got powdery mildew, and furthermore, it collapsed and died while others are still limping along and ripening fruits. I have a few photos documenting its poor performance. I've considered that my latitude (47.5 degrees) might have contributed to its poor performance, but another bush-type squash, a Styrian Hulless type, did fine. Squash rated for much longer growing seasons also handily outperformed it. I suggest caution with this cultivar; if that had been a survival crop my family would have starved. Grow just a few and see how they do for you before committing too much time, effort, and space to them.

Delicatas, for me, are the best tasting winter squash. This bush variety produces more, in a smaller space, and is more disease resistant...Read More than the older varieties. Bake or boil; split and remove seeds; maybe add a bit of salt and butter; eat with a spoon. Doesn't get any better. often called the sweet potato squash as the flavor/texture is much like sweet potatoes.