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Acorn Squash

🥬 Vegetable
Hardiness Zones 3a to 10b
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📖 About This Plant

Dark green, ribbed winter squash with sweet yellow-orange flesh. Compact bush plants make it ideal for smaller gardens. Excellent baked with butter and brown sugar.

📊 Quick Facts

Sun
Full Sun
Water
Moderate
Season
Late Spring
Harvest
80-100 days

🌱 Care Tips

Direct sow after danger of frost passes. Bush varieties fit in tighter spaces than vining types. Harvest when skin is dull and hard — fingernail should not pierce it.

🤝 Companion Plants

These plants grow well alongside Acorn Squash:

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