{"product_id":"cherokee-candy-roaster-seeds-vegetable-plant","title":"Cherokee Candy Roaster Seeds - Vegetable Plant","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"117\" data-end=\"649\"\u003eCherokee Candy Roaster is a historic heirloom winter squash traditionally associated with the Cherokee people and valued for its vigorous vines, large elongated fruits, and dependable garden performance. This warm-season crop is well suited to vegetable gardens, homesteads, and heirloom seed collections. Thriving in full sun and fertile, well-drained soil, the plants produce abundant fruits that mature late in the growing season. 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