Squash, Fordhook Acorn (organic)

85 days.  Vining plants produce 1½ pound acorn squashes that are grainy but not coarse and mildly sweet. Good shelf life. Once thought to be extinct. Winter squash.  Packet of 25 seeds.

Introduced in 1890 by W. Atlee Burpee of Philadelphia. Belonged to the Fordhook Group of squashes which includes Delicata, Perfect Gem, and Table Queen. Also known as Early Fordhook.