We bought this as a seedling from a local woman who sells hundreds of starts, all from her home. I think my husband was interested in it ...Read Moreas it was labeled as an heirloom variety. I planted it near the edge of our lawn, in soil that I did not cultivate hardly at all, but it is soil that has had years of raked leaves decompose nearby. I kind of forgot about it, until I saw how long the vine was growing, then the crazy huge leaves it was producing, then many beautiful flowers. The fruits were hidden well under those big leaves! and they grew so fast in July and August. We did have a few very warm days (over 90 degrees, and that is rare for our area). I gave them water just a few times. From the one vine, I have picked (so far) one very large squash, it is maybe 25 pounds? and one that is about 10 pounds. They are a beautiful deep orange color. Two fruits remain on the vine, I am letting them grow as much as possible before our first frost. It is also rare that we have not has a frost yet, we usually have a killing frost by the second week of September. I have the larger squash in my car, I am taking it to my work at a commercial kitchen where I can deal with it, than in my small home kitchen. This was a fun plant to have and observe, and I am looking forward to enjoying the flesh and hopefully saving seeds for next year. We live in northern Vermont, about 40 miles from the Canadian border.
These 10-20 pounders originated with J.M. Ives of Salem MA, who got the seeds from a friend in 1831. It is thought to be of Native Americ...Read Morean origin though that is undocumented.
The Boston Marrow is believed to have originated from the Iriquois. Shape is similar to the Hubbard squash, but more rounded. Fruit are ...Read More12 to16 inches long and 9 to 12 inches in width. Skin is warty and fairly thick. flesh is a moist deep yellow-orange, thick, stringy but fine-grained. Exellent for pies and custards.
We bought this as a seedling from a local woman who sells hundreds of starts, all from her home. I think my husband was interested in it ...Read More
These 10-20 pounders originated with J.M. Ives of Salem MA, who got the seeds from a friend in 1831. It is thought to be of Native Americ...Read More
The Boston Marrow is believed to have originated from the Iriquois. Shape is similar to the Hubbard squash, but more rounded. Fruit are ...Read More