Yellow crookneck squash

Yellow crookneck squash

Yellow crookneck squash is a variety of summer squash (species "Cucurbita pepo") with bumpy, yellow skin and sweet flesh. The taste is closer to winter squashes than to summer squashes, although it is a short-season bearer.

The squash are supposed to taste best when harvested at approximately 6 inches in length.


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