Squash Turks Turban

The most theatrical vegetable in the kitchen garden. Squash Turk’s Turban produces flamboyant, swirling fruits in a vivid mix of orange, red, cream, and green — a shape and colour combination so extraordinary that it is as outstanding as a decorative object as it is as a vegetable. Edible, sweet, and stores for 3–6 months.

• Cucurbita maxima 'Turk’s Turban' — Half-Hardy Annual
• Sow: April–May indoors; plant out June; harvest: September–October
• Full sun; rich, well-drained soil — water generously; feed fortnightly
• Space 1.5m apart; cure in sun for 2 weeks after harvest
• Stores 3–6 months — outstanding as a decorative object
• Edible — sweet, dense flesh outstanding for soups and roasting