Sweet REBA Winter Squash: Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Growth habit

Bush

Listed for

United States

Overview

Sweet REBA is an open-pollinated acorn squash on an early, bush-habit plant, which keeps it practical for small gardens. Its main advantage is resistance to powdery mildew, so the foliage keeps working late in the season. Grow it as you would any acorn: full sun, warm soil, and harvest when the rind is hard.

Sweet REBA traits

• Open-pollinated early bush acorn type
• Resistant to powdery mildew

Good for

• Small gardens
• Baking

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Sweet REBA FAQ

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every winter squash variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

• Winter Squash growing guide
• Training Pumpkin Vines: Laying Out Runners and Pinching Tips
• Growing Pumpkins Vertically: Trellis, Slings and Small-Garden Squash
• Hand Pollinating Pumpkins: Timing, Technique and Why Fruit Abort
• Pumpkin Growing Calendar: From Sowing to the Curing Shelf
• Pumpkin Pests and Diseases: Vine Borers, Squash Bugs and Mildew
• When to Harvest Pumpkins: Ripeness Signs, Curing and How Long They Store
• All 219 winter squash varieties

Source

Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.