Sweet Meat Squash

Sweet Meat Squash is a large American Northwestern heirloom winter squash forming a flattened globe with a hard, grey-green rind and deep yellow, fiberless flesh. Its flavor actually intensifies during storage, and the plants tolerate powdery mildew while resisting the squash vine borer thanks to their thicker stems.

At a glance

• Type: heirloom, open-pollinated winter squash
• Non-GMO
• Fruit: large, flattened globe with grey-green rind
• Flesh: deep yellow, fiberless
• Sun: full sun
• Resistance: powdery mildew tolerant, vine-borer resistant
• Storage: flavor improves with curing

Best for

• Pies, purees, and baking
• Soups and roasting
• Long winter storage
• Mildew-prone gardens
• Homestead and market plots

How to grow

Sow seeds about 1 inch deep in full sun after frost, giving the vigorous vines plenty of room. Keep soil moist through fruit set and harvest once the rind hardens in fall. Cure the squash and store, letting the flavor deepen over time.

Flavor profile

Rich, sweet, and smooth with dense, fiberless flesh that grows sweeter in storage.

About MIgardener

MIgardener is a Michigan-based family company offering affordable heirloom and non-GMO seeds to help home gardeners grow more for less.