Vegetables
Heredity: Hybrid
Country of Origin: USA
Hybridizer or Originator: Brent Loy, University of New Hampshire.
Days to harvest: 75

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Herb/Forb
Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Slightly alkaline (7.4 – 7.8)
Plant Height: 3 feet
Plant Spread: 3 feet
Fruiting Time: Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Flowers
Eating Methods: Cooked
Wildlife Attractant: Bees
Propagation: Seeds: Sow in situ
Pollinators: Bumblebees
Bees
Various insects
Awards and Recognitions: AAS (All-America Selection®): 2009 National

Image
Common names
  • Winter Squash
  • Acorn Squash

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Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas -- Bad Internet right now; If in wrong place, feel free to comment. Photos might jump sometimes
Date: 2022-04-04
Location: San Antonio Botanical Garden, San Antonio, Texas -- Bad Internet right now; If in wrong place, feel free to comment. Photos might jump sometimes
Location: raised bed
Date: 2021-06-22
  • Uploaded by pod
Comments:
  • Posted by Trish (Grapevine, TX - Zone 8a) on Apr 29, 2022 3:55 PM concerning plant:
    'Honey Bear' hybrid acorn squash provides the high-quality fruits of other acorn squash varieties, but with only 4- to 5-foot-wide plants. The dwarf plants are powdery mildew-tolerant and produce three to five one-pound fruits per plant.

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