{"product_id":"sweet-meat-oregon-homestead-winter-squash-maxima","title":"Sweet Meat–Oregon Homestead (OG)","description":"\u003ca href=\"http:\/\/restorationseeds.mom\/pages\/table-menu1\"\u003eCucurbita maxima\u003c\/a\u003e##\n\u003cdiv class=\"how-to-grow-trigger how-to-grow-title\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"label\"\u003eHOW TO GROW WINTER SQUASH MAXIMA\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"icon-down-arrow\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"how-to-grow-content\"\u003eStart indoors 3–4 weeks before last frost, plant out 2 weeks after last frost. Start 3 seeds in flats or 4” pots, thin to 1-2 plants. Direct seed after last frost or soil 70˚F. Seeds will rot in cool wet soil. 5-6 seeds to a 12” diameter hill or disturbed area. Can transplant end of last frost with row cover. Cucurbita maxima is typically cultivated in cooler areas than C. moschata or C. angyrosperma. Cure in warm dry place such as a garage for one week after harvest. Pinch new blossoms midsummer to encourage larger set fruit size. Soil pH 5.1-7.0. Hardiness zones 4-11. Annual.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays from maturity calculated from the date of seeding. Average 176-300 seeds per ounce. Average 15M seeds per acre. Federal germination standard: 75%. Usual seed life: 6 years. Isolation distance for seed saving: 1\/2 mile.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlanting Depth \u003cb\u003e1\/2-1”\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSoil Temp. Germ. \u003cb\u003e70-85˚F\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays to Germ. \u003cb\u003e3-10\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePlant Spacing \u003cb\u003e3-4’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRow Spacing \u003cb\u003e10’\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDays To Maturity \u003cb\u003e105-115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFull Sun\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMoist Well Drained\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n##\n\u003cp\u003eCarol Deppe, “This line of Sweet Meat represents my re-selection of the Oregon heirloom for all its traditional virtues-sweet, thick, dry flesh of unsurpassed flavor, fruits 12 - 25 lbs, huge delicious seeds, long storing, and ability to germinate in cold mud and grow vigorously in cool weather. These characteristics have largely been lost from the current commercial lines. Cure indoors at least one month. Oregonians traditionally open their first Sweet Meat for Thanksgiving. Gets sweeter and more delicious in storage. Stores at least 6 months. Freezes well. Cooked squash makes good fruit leather. Immature squash left at the end of the growing season make good summer squash and drying squash.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e”Sweet Meat–Oregon Homestead is grown on an isolated farm as the only variety of their species on the farm. With both, I generally have plant populations of at least 80. More usually a hundred or more. Only the top 20% or so of the fruits are kept for seed. We eat or sell the rest. I actively, personally select each fruit for critical characteristics such as flesh thickness, seed size, and flavor each generation. The squash seed fruits are all heavily after-ripened before processing, so the seed germinates very vigorously in the field, but not under sterile conditions.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis is Open Source Pledged Seed (OSSI). By purchasing this seed you are a part of the Free The Seed movement. This variety is registered as an OSSI-pledged variety and seed. “You have the freedom to use these OSSI-Pledged seeds in any way you choose. In return, you pledge not to restrict others’ use of these seeds or their derivatives by patents or other means, and to include this pledge with any transfer of these seeds or their derivatives.” To learn more, visit: www.osseeds.org\/about\/.\u003c\/p\u003e\nTags: Type: Maxima, Color: White, Size: Large, Specialty: Storage, Season: Late Summer Fall, Certification: Organic.##Deep Harvest Farm##Certified Organic by WA Dept. of Ag.##Seed grower since 2010##\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0129\/8922\/files\/Deep-Harvest-Farm_210x165.jpg?12506478495586146841##Deep Harvest Farm is a certified-organic vegetable, seed and flower farm on Whidbey Island in NW Washington. Run by Annie Jesperson and Nathaniel Talbot, the farm focuses on year-round vegetable production, taking extra steps to use ecological soil management practices such as minimal tillage, the use of compost and cover cropping.","brand":"RESTORATION SEEDS","offers":[{"title":"25 Seeds","offer_id":30694287570,"sku":"13588","price":4.1,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250 Seeds","offer_id":31253850423338,"sku":"","price":26.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0129\/8922\/files\/sweetmeatoregonhomestead.jpg?v=1703816079","url":"https:\/\/www.restorationseeds.mom\/products\/sweet-meat-oregon-homestead-winter-squash-maxima","provider":"RESTORATION SEEDS","version":"1.0","type":"link"}