![]() Sweet Meat is a large, long storing, and very flavorful Oregon heirloom introduced by the Gill Brothers Seed Company in Portland in the early 1900's. When to Find/Eat: October - December (March, depending) However, dry-farmed Bonbon stored much longer than irrigated Bonbon in our 2016-17 dryland/irrigated production and storage comparative trials, so it is possible that dryland Bonbon could become a true winter squash in Oregon. We do not consider Bonbon or other buttercups true WINTER squash in western Oregon when grown with overhead irrigation they barely make it to December because of storage rots. Bonbon is a beautiful, glossy buttercup with a large protruding 'button' weighing in at 2-4 pounds. Buttercups originated in the mid 1900's in the North Dakota State University squash breeding program. In our project we have evaluated quite a few buttercups. Unfortunately, most are susceptible to western Oregon storage rots. Of all the buttercups we tested, the hybrid 'Bonbon' bred by Johnny's Selected Seeds performed the best. ![]() ![]() Seed can be purchased from Territorial Seeds among other places in the US.īuttercup squash are sometimes confused with kabochas, but they have a “cup” on their blossom-end. Small Wonder is extremely long storing and amazingly high yielding, especially when grown dryland. In our project we grew Small Wonder, a small single-serving hybrid variety known to have more flavor than other spaghetti squash varieties. As you might expect from its name, spaghetti squash can be forked into strings after baking or steaming and is commonly eaten as a pasta substitute. It is very low in sugar and therefore calories, making it a favorite of those following a low carbohydrate diet. Spaghetti squash is unlike any other squash. Personal-sized fruit growing in popularity It doesn't hurt that it is an Oregon heirloom! Introduced in the mid 1900s by Gill Brothers Seed Company in Portland who describe it in their 1964 catalog as “fine variety.” Adaptive Seeds is bringing it back into commercial production in Oregon because as they put it, “it has 5 times the taste of most acorn squash at half the size.” Frankly, we were charmed! Our chef loves its flavor, and we love how long it stores, so it became the token acorn squash in our project. However, a few years ago, Adaptive Seeds recommended this little gem and gave us a few seeds to trial. They don’t need to cure and don’t store as long. ![]() In general, we recommend these are the types of squash you buy and eat in the fall and early winter. pepo varieties are not considered “long storing.” These include pumpkins (or what Americans call pumpkins), spaghetti, delicata, and acorn types. ![]()
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