Kentucky Field

Large, oblong, buff-orange colored squash. Flesh is an incredibly vivid orange color. The flesh is moist and slightly stringy with a little sweetness. It would make a beautiful pie. Fruit are widest at the stem end and taper slightly toward the blossom end. Superficial, longitudinal ribbing runs from end to end. Fruit measure 15-20 inches long, 9-12 inches wide, and weigh 20-30 pounds. Brix score in 2017 at Heritage Farm was 7.0. Dry matter content was 10.3%. Below average productivity. Highly vining plants are late maturing. SSE Accession # 119989