Georgia Candy Roaster Winter Squash: Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Growth habit

Vining

Listed for

United States

Overview

Georgia Candy Roaster is an heirloom banana squash from the Southern Appalachians with long cylindrical pink fruit that can reach 60 pounds. The skin is thin and the flesh orange. It needs a very long warm season and a great deal of vine room, and the pink fruit is one of the more spectacular things a big garden can produce.

Georgia Candy Roaster traits

• Heirloom banana squash type
• Long cylindrical pink fruit up to 60 lb
• Thin skin with orange flesh

Good for

• Roasting and baking
• Large gardens

Compare with other winter squash varieties

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Georgia Candy Roaster 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.