A lovely fruit with a blue-grey colour. The squash 'Large Blue Hubbard' (Cucurbita maxima) is a firm vegetable. It has an extra-long shelf life! The 'Large Blue Hubbard' tastes delicious in soups and oven dishes. Plant the vegetable seeds in April-June in a garden bed at 20°C. You can harvest from September to October. Plant the squash in fertile soil.
Space the squash seeds 80 cm apart. Space the rows at a distance of 80 cm. Plant at a depth of 0.5 to 1 cm. Trim off the tops regularly. They are also edible. Plant the squash in a nice spot in full sun. After sowing, water the seeds adequately. The vegetable seeds come in a bag containing approximately 3 grams. This is enough to sow 6 square metres.