Festival

A Carnival type squash with fewer oversized fruit, similar color and flesh quality. Fruit shape is between an acorn and Sweet Dumpling. Highly ornamental with great eating quality.

V42945 : Festival
Treatment	* Pkg Size	** Price (USD)
Treated	Ounce	$12.00
Treated	1/4 lb	$37.75
Treated	1 lb	$104.05
Treated	5 lb	$515.25
* M = 1,000 US customer prices shown in USD. * Canadian customers, please log in to see CA prices in USD.

Product Availability Notice

Unavailable in 2024 due to a crop failure.

How To Order

Attributes

Item Number

V42945

Color

Yellow Green Orange

Maturity (days)

100

Height (inches)

4 - 5

Weight (lbs)

1.5 - 2

Habit

Vine

Hybrid

Yes

Treatment

Standard Treatment

Canada

Yes

Growing Tips

Planting: Plant seeds ½” - ¾” deep. Plant spacing varies depending on vine type. Bush type plants should be planted closer and vine types should be planted farther apart. Squash need to have approximately 25 - 30 sq. ft.

Planting Guidelines - Squash Winter

Approximate Seeds per Pound:

3,000 - 4,000

Seeding Rate per Acre by Weight:

1 - 1.3 lbs

Seeding Rate per Acre in M (1,000):

2.9 - 5.1 M

Seeding Rate Seeds per 1,000 foot of Row:

500 - 667

Seed or Plant Spacing In Row:

18 - 24"

Seed or Plant Spacing Between Rows:

72 - 96"

Seed or Plant Spacing Depth:

.5 - .75"

Recommended Soil Temperature:

70 - 80°F

Days to Germination:

7 - 10

Management: Scout every 7 days for insect, weed, and disease pressure. Please note that the farther south one travels the smaller the fruit get and the farther north one travels the larger the fruit get. Size is relative to day length.

Harvest: Cut off the vine to keep peduncle. Wash in 5% chlorine solution and pat dry. Let cure for 10 days. Keep fruit dry to prevent spoilage. Allow air to circulate around fruit.

Storage: Store at 45 - 55ºF and humidity level of 50 - 60%. Keep fruit dry and allow air to circulate around fruit.

Plant Spacing

Each variety or type of squash has an optimum plant spacing for its best performance. If plants are too close, stress and competition can decrease fruit size and possibly even reduce the number of female flowers. Under extreme stress, tight spacing may eliminate the crop entirely.

Accurate plant spacing will be an equal opportunity environment for every plant.
Suggested populations are for final plant stands.
To achieve ideal plant populations it is necessary to either over-plant and hand thin or to plant according to recommendations and hand plant later to fill skips.
Seed corn maggots, wire worms, mice and birds, floods or lack of rain are all common problems that effect accurate stand establishment.

Squash Plant Spacing Chart
	Row Width	Distance Between Plants	Plants Per Acre
Compact Bush	5’	2’	4,356
Bush	5'	3'	2,904
Semi Bush	5'	4'	2,178
Restricted Vine	5'	4'	2,178
Vine	5'	5'	1,742