Varieties Taste Texture Avg. weight (lbs) Yield  Comments Mini Sweet Dumpling Sweet, unappealing color  1  low    Buttercup  Sweet, dark gold flesh  5  high  Sunburns, susceptible to sow bug damage, doesn't keep long.  Blue Hubbard  Blue-gray skin, dense yellow texture  32  very high  Thick skin. A standard heirloom variety. The largest squash that we grew. Not for the home garden.  Sweet Meat  Similar in appearance but better-tasting than Blue Hubbard  19 very high  Thick skin, a good keeper  Kabocha  Mild flavor  3  unknown   Butternut  A standard in taste and texture. Brownish-orange colored flesh.  3 1/4  high  We rated all squash against this benchmark - it is easy to grow, not susceptible to insect damage or sunburn, keeps well, very small seed cavity  Delicata  Very sweet, delicious yellow flesh  1 1/4  low    Honey Delight  Bland  3  unknown    Pink Banana  Good for a banana squash  25  very high    Hokido  Bland  5  unknown   Red Kuri  Rich orange color  5 1/2  unknown    Acorn  Traditional was good, the cream-colored variety was tasteless  2 1/4  med  Sunburns - we had a cream-colored and a traditional orange-fleshed variety. The traditional variety scored higher.  Lakota  Bland, bright orange color  9  med    Turk's Turban  Most attractive squash - Makes a beautiful fall table centerpiece  6 very high    Sicilian Pumpkin  Very stringy, strong flavor  30  very high  Both these pumpkin varieties had beautifully-colored flesh