Popular as it is, it can be hard to find. Growing delicata squash at home allows you to avoid searching for it in late summer and fall. Join Elizabeth Cramer as she explains all you need to know to grow this squash successfully.With a bevy of delicious squashes to choose from, one that stands out is the wonderful delicata squash. A cream-colored fruit with beautiful green stripes and orange flesh, the delicata squash, or Cucurbita pepo, is a rare winter squash that has edible skin when roasted! Able to store for several months as well; gardeners growing delicata squash certainly hit the jackpot with this wonderful vegetable!
Like all squash, delicata originates in North and Central America. Squash was one of the original ‘Three Sisters’, or staple crops, of Native American tribes. along with beans and corn, for thousands of years. It’s kind of like the baby brother of butternut squashes and other winter squash varieties.
This fast-growing vine will snake its way around your yard and push out impressive leaves and blooms. Gardeners love this vegetable not only for its produce, but also its seeds and flowers, which are also edible!