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Winter squash 'Long Island Cheese'

Cucurbita moschata

Long Island Cheese is a variety of Winter squash which is a member of the Cucurbita family. Its botanical name is Cucurbita moschata 'Long Island Cheese'.

From Salt Spring Seeds:

“Large, buff-coloured, flattened, ribbed shape. winter keeper. Tender skin and thick, flavourful bright orange flesh, soft when cooked.”

Long Island Cheese grows as an Annual and is a Vegetable. Being an Annual, it tends to grow best over the course of a single year. Long Island Cheese is known for growing to a height of approximately 30.0 cm (11.7 inches).

Long Island Cheese Winter squash tends to need a moderate amount of maintenance, so ensuring that you are aware of the soil, sun, ph and water requirements for this plant is quite important to ensure you have a happy and healthy plant.

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How to grow Winter squash 'Long Island Cheese'

  • Partial Sun

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  • Medium

Plant in a location that enjoys partial sun and remember to water moderately. Long Island Cheese is generally regarded as a tender plant, so remember to wait until your soil is warm and the night time temperature is well above freezing before moving outside. Use USDA Hardiness Zone 3 - 12 as your guideline for the appropriate climate for this plant. Long Island Cheese needs a soil ph of 6.1 to 7.5 (weakly acidic soil - weakly alkaline soil).

Growing Long Island Cheese from seed

Try to aim for a seed spacing of at least 2.27 feet (70.0 cm) and sow at a depth of around 1.17 inches (3.0 cm). For optimal germination, soil temperature should be a minimum of 15°C / 59°F.

By our calculations, you should look at sowing Long Island Cheese about 10 days before your last frost date.

Transplanting Long Island Cheese

Long Island Cheese is tender, so ensure you wait until all danger of frost has passed in your area before considering planting outside.

Harvesting Long Island Cheese

Winter squash 'Long Island Cheese' information

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