Honey Boat Winter Squash: Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Growth habit

Vining

Listed for

United States

Overview

Honey Boat is a delicata bred by J.R. Baggett at the Oregon Agricultural Experiment Station (OSU D27, 1990). Fruit is small and oblong with green stripes on a tan ground rather than the usual cream, and it was selected for sweet flavor and high dry matter, so the flesh is dense rather than watery. Grow it like any delicata on vines in full sun and cure briefly after harvest.

Honey Boat traits

• Delicata type from Oregon State, 1990
• Small oblong fruit, green striped on tan
• Sweet flavor with high dry matter

Good for

• Roasting with skin on
• Stuffing

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Honey Boat 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.