2005 AAS Edible - Vegetable Winner
Squash Bonbon
Bonbon is a Cucurbita maxima with three improved traits. They are restricted habit, earliness, and superior eating qualities. Bonbon has an upright, semi-bush habit needing less garden space. Mature vines spread about 8 feet. When Bonbon plants are transplanted into a full-sun garden, look for ripe fruit within 81 days; a full week earlier than other varieties. Bonbon squash has thick orange flesh and when cooked delivers sweet flavor (hence the name Bonbon) and creamy texture loaded with vitamin A.
The Bonbon shaped dark green squash is painted with silver stripes and weighs about four pounds. Easy to grow, Bonbon is not highly susceptible to diseases and is adaptable to any location where squash is grown.
Plant Description
Genus:
Cucurbita
Species:
maxima
Common Name:
Squash
Plant Habit:
Bushy, upright, vining
Plant Height:
2.5 feet
Plant Spread:
8 feet
Fruit Color (Harvest):
Dark green with silver stripes, thick orange flesh
Fruit Shape:
Boxy
Fruit Weight:
4 pounds
Fruit Size:
6 inch diameter
Fruit Flavor Description:
Sweet
Foliage Color:
Green
Disease Resistances or Tolerances:
Tolerant to powdery mildew
Breeder:
Johnny's Selected Seeds
Close Market Comparison:
: Burgess Buttercup, Autumn Cup and Gold Nugget
Planting & Care
Garden Spacing:
8 feet
Days To Harvest (Sowing Seed):
88
Days To Harvest (Transplant):
81
Duration Type:
Annual
Light Needs:
Full sun
Water Needs:
Normal
Season Type:
Warm season
Staking Required:
No
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