Sunday, August 11, 2019

Plants in Early American Gardens - Green Hubbard Winter Squash

Green Hubbard Winter Squash (Cucurbita maxima)

First cultivated in the late 18th century, Green Hubbard Winter Squash was introduced commercially in the 1840s by the seedsman James J. H. Gregory, who named it after his neighbor Elizabeth Hubbard of Marblehead, Mass. The fruits are bronze-green, 12-15 inches long, and the delicious flesh is golden yellow, thick, and fine-textured.