Menina Rajada Seca Winter Squash: Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Growth habit

Vining

Listed for

United States

Overview

Menina Rajada Seca is a Brazilian butternut type with very large fruit of 15 to 40 pounds, skin from light green to tan, and reddish-orange flesh. Give it a long warm season and lots of vine room.

Menina Rajada Seca traits

• Brazilian butternut type
• Fruit of 15-40 lb
• Light green to tan skin with reddish-orange flesh

Good for

• Soups and roasting
• Warm-climate gardens

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Menina Rajada Seca 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.