Pumpkin, Winter Squash 'Sibley'

SSE also sells this one and states it was "obtained from an elderly woman in Van Dinam, Iowa who had grown it for more than 50 years in ...Read MoreMissouri." "Flesh becomes drier and richer in storage, attaining its peak after the New Year."

Not as big as 9 pounds here - possibly half that weight. A little marginal and fairly late in central England, Nevertheless worthwhile ...Read Morebecause it is a wonderfully tasty squash and stores well.

Oblong, teardrop-shaped, slate-blue colored fruit weigh 9 lbs. each. It has thick orange flesh that is sweet and tasty. An excellent keep...Read Moreer, this variety was popular in Missouri and Iowa back to at least the 1840's, believed to be of Native American origin, possibly from Mexico, it was introduced commercially by Hiram Sibley & Co. of New York in 1887.