Cucurbita pepo 'TipTop PMR' ~ TipTop Acorn Squash container design COMPANION PLANTS: Lantana

COMPANION PLANTS: Lantana

Once matured it will put up a thick flowering stalk with pale orange flowers in early spring and intermittently year-round

The small blue-purple flowers bloom in masses through summer and may have a light early fall bloom if deadheaded

NOTE: The fronds produce large amounts of spores in spring

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Cucurbita pepo 'TipTop PMR' ~ TipTop Acorn Squash container design COMPANION PLANTS: LantanaTipTop Acorn Squash is a tender bushy annual that are ready for harvest in 80 100 days. These rounded 2 3lb black green fruits have smother buttery yellow flesh that has a mild earthy and nutty flavor. Best harvested at when the 'ground spot' turns gold or orange. The large yellow tubular flowers that bloom in mid summer are also edible. Best grown on trellises in full sun and rich, moist well drained acidic soils. Intolerant of frost, sow after soil