Tequila Black Winter Squash: Growing Tips

Key facts

Listed for

United States

Overview

Tequila Black is a Mexican heirloom valued mainly for ornament. The plants set hefty bell-shaped fruit of around 12 pounds that come in two distinct color patterns from the same seed: entirely black, or white with green striping. The seeds are edible, so the fruit can be opened for a snack once the decorating season is over. Provide a long warm season and plenty of room for the vines.

Tequila Black traits

• Bell-shaped fruit of roughly 12 pounds
• Two color forms: solid black, or white with green stripes
• Edible seeds
• Mexican heirloom grown chiefly for decoration

Good for

• Fall decoration
• Roasted seeds

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Tequila Black 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.