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Winter Squash Honey Bear F1 Seeds

Winter Squash Honey Bear F1 Seeds

Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
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  • Sweet-Tasting Individual-Portion Acorn Squashes
  • Compact Plants Ideal For Smaller Gardens
  • Excellent Resistance To Powdery Mildew
  • RHS Award Of Garden Merit Winner
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Enjoy delicious individual portions of home-grown acorn squash from compact, productive plants. Honey Bear F1 produces attractive dark green, ribbed fruits measuring approximately 10cm/4in across, each filled with sweet yellow-orange flesh. Excellent resistance to powdery mildew provides reliable garden performance, while the restrained growth makes this RHS Award of Garden Merit winner particularly useful for smaller plots and large containers.

Key information

Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
Genus: Squash

Characteristics & growing conditions

Plant Height: 60
Colour: Green
Habitat: Bushy,Compact
Position: Full Sun
Attractive to: Bees and Butterflies
SOW INDOORS March-May, singly on their edge in pots of compost, 1.5cm/half-in deep. Keep at 15-20°C/60-68°F, harden off from late May and plant out in June. SOW OUTDOORS during May, sowing two seeds on their edge per position and thinning to the strongest seedling. Space plants approximately 90cm/3ft apart. Grow in rich soil and keep well watered, especially during flowering and while the fruits are developing.

Recommended growing locations.

Allotment / Veg Patch
Large Containers
Patio
Raised Beds
Vegetable Garden
Sow Indoors
Sow Outside
Flowers / Harvest

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£2.95 delivery charge

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Non-Seed Items

£6.95 delivery charge

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£7.95 delivery charge (e.g. seeds and plants)

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