Golden hubbard squash. Badagnani / wikimedia / 2008 / CC BY-SA 3.0
Golden Hubbard Squash is round in the middle, but tapered at both ends.
It has a rough, dark-orange rind with moderate ribbing. The rind is very tough.
Inside, it has dry, golden-yellow, finely-textured flesh.
The squash will grow to be 23 cm (9 inches) wide by 28 cm (11 inches) tall, and weigh 3 ½ to 5 ½ kg (8 to 12 pounds.)
It grows on a vine-type squash plant.
90 to 100 days from seed.
Storage Hints
Stores well.
History Notes
Developed by a J.J. Harrison of Painsville, Ohio. Released 1898. Parentage unknown (of the squash, that is.)