Delicata is an 1894 heirloom Cucurbita pepo favored for home gardens. Fruits average about 8 inches long, creamy green with darker green lengthwise stripes, with sweet orange flesh.
Sow 1/2-1 inch deep after the last frost when soil is over 70ºF, a few seeds every 36-48 inches. Seeds sprout in 7-10 days at 70-85ºF. A packet plants a 12-15 foot single row or 3-5 hills. Fruits ripen in about 97 days; pick before heavy frost when the rind is dull, dry and firm.
