A very sweet French heirloom squash
Melonette Jaspee de vendee squash is a French heirloom from the Vendee region in France. It is a vine type winter squash producing 5-7 fruits per foot. Each fruit has a 15 cm diameter and weigh 1-3 kg. The flesh is orange, thick, very sweet, with an excellent taste.
Scientific Name: Cucurbita pepo
Plant Life Cycle: annual
Optimal Germination Temperature: 18-20C
Germination time in days: 10-15 days
Indicative Days to maturity: 80-120 days
Sunlight: full sun
Soil requirement: rich in organic matter, well drained, fertile
Sowing and cultivation: Sow indoors from late March through April if growing in the greenhouse, or late April through May to transplant outdoors. Sow direct outdoors from late May. Seeds should be planted 2 cm deep in good size pots, 1-2 seeds per pot/cell. Thin to keep the strongest seedling. When large enough to handle, transplant seedlings into bigger pots. Leave 60-80 cm between the plants
