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Tan Cheese

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VEGETABLES / SQUASH
C.-MOSCHATA
C. moschata. Cheese squash. Tan colored fruit are smooth with pronounced ribbing and flat. Some fruit have a slight triangular shape. Fruit measure 4-4.5 inches long, 9-10.5 inches wide, and weigh up to 9 pounds. Dark orange flesh measures up to 1.75 inches. Highly vining plants. Above average productivity and mid-season maturing when grown in 2016 at Heritage Farm. Below average eating qualities. Dry matter content 6.80. BRIX reading 5.4 Donated to SSE by Tom Knoche (OH KN T). A variety by this name has been exchanged in the SSE Yearbook Exchange for at least 20 years. SSE Accession # 120011
SSE Accession: 120011
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Listed In: 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
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Iowa
USDA Hardiness: 4b
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