{"id":11257,"date":"2026-09-15T21:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T18:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.myorganicworld.net\/?post_type=product&#038;p=11257"},"modified":"2026-09-25T18:26:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T15:26:46","slug":"squash-boston-marrow-plant","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/staging.myorganicworld.net\/ar\/product\/squash-boston-marrow-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Squash Boston Marrow"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Squash \u2018Boston Marrow\u2019 \u2013 Seedling<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Botanical name: <strong>Cucurbita maxima<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Type: <strong>Winter squash<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Variety type: <strong>Open-pollinated heirloom<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Growth habit: <strong>Vigorous, long trailing vine<\/strong>s<\/li>\n<li>Fruit shape: <strong>Large, oval to pear-shaped<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Fruit color: <strong>Bright reddish orange<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Flesh: <strong>Thick, smooth and fine-textured orange flesh<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Average fruit weight: <strong>Approximately 4.5\u20139 kg; fruits can grow considerably larger<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Days to maturity: <strong>Approximately 100\u2013110 days from sowing<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Best uses: <strong>Soups, pies, baking, roasting and pur\u00e9es<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>\u2018Boston Marrow\u2019 is a historic American winter squash grown for nearly two centuries and valued for its impressive size and excellent culinary quality.<\/li>\n<li>It produces large, bright reddish-orange fruits with thick, smooth flesh and a rich, buttery, custard-like flavor. The flesh is particularly suitable for pies, soups, baking and pur\u00e9es.<\/li>\n<li>This is a vigorous, space-demanding variety with vines that may spread approximately 4.5 meters. It is best planted in the ground or a spacious raised bed rather than a small container.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Growing in Kuwait<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Recommended planting period: <strong>Late September to November<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Sunlight: <strong>Full sun during the cooler months<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Plant spacing: <strong>Approximately 1.5\u20132 meters<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Soil: <strong>Deep, fertile, organically enriched and well-drained<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Watering: <strong>Deep and consistent watering without waterlogging<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Growing space: <strong>Allow ample room for the long, vigorous vines<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Pollination: <strong>Bee access or hand pollination may improve fruit set<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Because it requires a relatively long growing season, avoid planting too late. When transplanting, preserve the complete root ball to minimise root disturbance.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2018Boston Marrow\u2019 is a historic heirloom winter squash producing large, bright reddish-orange fruits, commonly weighing 4.5\u20139 kg. Its smooth orange flesh has a rich, buttery flavor ideal for soups, pies, roasting and pur\u00e9es. A vigorous variety requiring generous growing space. Supplied as a healthy young seedling ready for transplanting.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":11258,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[625,624],"product_tag":[566],"class_list":["post-11257","product","type-product","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","product_cat-annual-plants","product_cat-vegetables","product_tag-local-shipping-only","first","outofstock","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.myorganicworld.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/11257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.myorganicworld.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.myorganicworld.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.myorganicworld.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11257"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.myorganicworld.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/11258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.myorganicworld.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.myorganicworld.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=11257"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.myorganicworld.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=11257"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.myorganicworld.net\/ar\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=11257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}