Squash , Harlequin (High Sugar) Small Bush type

Curcurbita pepo, Small Hand Sized Fruit, Semi-bush type, Bush squash variety produces lots of smallish acorn-shaped fruit, with a soft rind with yellow, orange and white splodges, with dark green splashes occasionally running up it, This is a slightly larger hybrid of the American Sweet Dumpling & has extremely high sugar levels, Fruits average around 1 lb (500 g) in weight. Prolific & early maturing, Tastes best baked, in sweet or savoury dishes., Seed Count Approx - 6 avg
 
 SOWING - Squash will not germinate in cold soil & needs a warm spot, well-drained & fertile soil with plenty of composted organic matter to conserve moisture;. Planting should be delayed until the soil has warmed (can be started in greenhouse mid-March onward, plant out end Mayish), Sow directly insitu after the threat of frost has passed. Sow one inch deep in hills or rows spaced 24 to 36 in apart, Harvest just before frosts when the stems dry & turn brown.