Gill's Sugar Hubbard Winter Squash: Days to Maturity, Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Days to maturity

95 days

Growth habit

Vining

Listed for

United States

Overview

Gill's Sugar Hubbard is a hubbard squash from a cross of Sweetmeat and True Hubbard, with slate-gray fruit that can reach 40 pounds and golden flesh inside. About 95 days on vining plants; one fruit is a serious quantity of squash, so plan for a crowd or a freezer.

Gill's Sugar Hubbard traits

• Slate-gray hubbard fruit up to 40 pounds
• Golden flesh
• Cross of Sweetmeat and True Hubbard
• About 95 days
• Vining habit

Good for

• Large-batch baking
• Freezing puree
• Winter storage

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Gill's Sugar 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.