Squash - Winter - Buttercup - Burgess

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The Squash Winter Burgess Buttercup, 'Cucurbita maxima', is arguably the best tasting and best flavored winter squash. The Burgess Buttercup Squash has very sweet, stringless, and fiberless flesh. Being a winter squash, it will store for several months. The 6 foot vines have flattened turban-shaped squash that are 5 to 8 inches in diameter and about 4 pounds in weight. Plant in the spring, 2 to 4 weeks after the last average frost date. Squash prefers well drained, rich soil with lots of organic matter. Harvest after first or second light frost. They should be harvested when you can't dent the hard skin with your finger. Winter squash cannot be overripe, but can be under ripe. ... details

Columbine - McKanas Giant Blend The Columbine McKana's Giant Blend, Aquilegea 'Mckana Giant', displays a beautiful range of flower colors along with graceful flower spurs that makes this tall columbine a must. McKana's Giant is a superior strain developed for its very large 3 inch flowers, a beautiful range of colors, and long graceful spurs. The McKana's Giant Blend Columbine blooms for 3 to 6 weeks in May and June and earlier in mild climates. Rocky Mountain Blues prefer moist, rich, well drained soil. Light fertilization helps Columbine. In areas where summers are hot and dry, Columbine prefers light shade. In costal regions, Columbines take full sun. Plant in early spring or as late as 2 months before the first fall frost. The Columbine McKana's Giant Blend, is used in rock gardens, border plants, and for cut flowers. Hummingbirds love the Columbine plant.