Squash Delicata Candystick Dessert Seeds
Cucurbita Pepo
Bred by Carol Deppe and Nate France, the Candystick Dessert is a larger variety of Delicata squash, producing elongated fruits with appealing cream-orange skin and green ridged stripes. The flesh is firm, yellow, and incredibly sweet—reminiscent of sweet potatoes or, some say, Medjool dates. This variety also stores well throughout the winter.
Average number of seeds: 8
Open-pollinated chemical-free seeds. Grown and saved in Wexford, Ireland. We only grow and save seeds from plants that were started from certified organic seeds.
Our seed packet includes growing tips and suggestions for cooking.
Cucurbita Pepo
Bred by Carol Deppe and Nate France, the Candystick Dessert is a larger variety of Delicata squash, producing elongated fruits with appealing cream-orange skin and green ridged stripes. The flesh is firm, yellow, and incredibly sweet—reminiscent of sweet potatoes or, some say, Medjool dates. This variety also stores well throughout the winter.
Average number of seeds: 8
Open-pollinated chemical-free seeds. Grown and saved in Wexford, Ireland. We only grow and save seeds from plants that were started from certified organic seeds.
Our seed packet includes growing tips and suggestions for cooking.
Cucurbita Pepo
Bred by Carol Deppe and Nate France, the Candystick Dessert is a larger variety of Delicata squash, producing elongated fruits with appealing cream-orange skin and green ridged stripes. The flesh is firm, yellow, and incredibly sweet—reminiscent of sweet potatoes or, some say, Medjool dates. This variety also stores well throughout the winter.
Average number of seeds: 8
Open-pollinated chemical-free seeds. Grown and saved in Wexford, Ireland. We only grow and save seeds from plants that were started from certified organic seeds.
Our seed packet includes growing tips and suggestions for cooking.
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To ensure the best germination, the temperature must be at least 20°C. Sow seeds point-side down, 1.5 cm deep, in small pots with peat-free compost. Plant outdoors 90 cm apart from late May, once frosts have passed.
Sow indoors: April to early June
Plant outdoors: Late May to July
Harvesting time: September to October
Check out our Grow & Cook section for more growing tips.
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This squash is ideal for baking, thanks to its excellent sweet taste and firm texture. Many chefs love cooking with it during winter, celebrating it as a standout dish ingredient. We love roasting it, skin on, with garlic, olive oil, and fresh sage, then serving it warm or cold with goat’s cheese, candied pecans, and a few bitter leaves, like radicchio.
Check out our Grow & Cook section for more cooking ideas.
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