A little history...squash seed were found on archeological digs in Mexico, dating between 9,000 and 4,000 B.C. When the first European settlers were introduced to squash, they originally thought it to be a type of melon since they had never encountered them before. Now there are hundreds of cultivars all over the world.

We grew our acorn squash on a hill, enriched with horse and cow manure, fish parts, and compost. We covered the hill with black plastic to increase the warmth factor, and as a mulch to conserve water. Now you cannot see the plastic unless you get close enough to pollinate the flowers! It keeps the fruit clean and free of soil born disease. We simply water by drip irrigation directly under the plastic. They are thirsty plants!