ACORN TABLE KING WINTER SQUASH IS AN HEIRLOOM FAVORITE, AND IT WAS NAMED AN ALL AMERICAN SELECTION IN 1974. TABLE KING PRODUCES THICK SKINNED, RIBBED SQUASHES WITH A DARK GREENISH-GRAY SKIN. THE FLESH OF THIS WINTER SQUASH IS PALE ORANGE AND HAS A DELICIOUS TASTE, ESPECIALLY WHEN BAKED. TABLE KING PRODUCES ACORN SHAPED, MEDIUM-SIZED SQUASHES AVERAGING 5” TO 6” LONG AND 4” TO 5” WIDE, AND WEIGHING APPROXIMATELY 2 POUNDS EACH. THE TRAILING VINES PRODUCE 5 TO 8 SQUASHES PER PLANT, MAKING TABLE KING SQUASH A GREAT CHOICE FOR A HOME GARDENER. VERY TOLERANT OF MANY DIFFERENT SOIL AND WEATHER CONDITIONS, ACORN TABLE KING IS QUICK TO GERMINATE AND EASY TO GROW. A FANTASTIC STORAGE CROP, THIS WINTER SQUASH WILL KEEP ALL WINTER AT 45 TO 55 DEGREES FAHRENHEIT IN A ROOT CELLAR OR OUTBUILDING.
