Green Hubbard Winter Squash: Days to Maturity, Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Days to maturity

110 days

Growth habit

Vining

Listed for

United States

Overview

Green Hubbard is the traditional large hubbard with blue-green, warted fruit 15 to 20 inches long and 12 to 14 inches wide, weighing 6 to 15 pounds. The dark orange flesh is sweet, and the squash keeps well. Vines reach about 12 feet, so it needs a big plot, and it takes about 110 days.

Green Hubbard traits

• Hubbard type with warted blue-green fruit
• Fruit 15-20 in long, 6-15 lb
• Sweet dark orange flesh
• Vines about 12 ft; about 110 days
• Keeps well in storage

Good for

• Pies and soups
• Winter storage

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Green Hubbard 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
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• 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.