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About Winter Squash Cultivation

Plant seeds 1/2-1" deep, 2-3 seeds per hill, spaced 2-3' apart in late spring or early summer. After emergence, thin to one healthy plant per hill. Harvest before heavy frost. Cut stems about 1" from fruit when stem is drying and skin of fruit is hard. If you can puncture the skin with your fingernail, the fruit is not ripe. Use fresh or store in a cool, dry place for later use.

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BUTTERCUP (Burgess Strain)(Cucurbita maxima) 90-100 Days. Fruits of this original strain are very small and flattened or drumlike, weighing 3-5 pounds. Skin is dull green, thick and hard. Flesh is thick, dry, and golden yellow, sweet flavor, excellent keeper. (Heirloom)

35 seeds $2.65

TABLE QUEEN. (Cucurbitapepo) 80 Days. Introduced in 1913. Similar to a heart shaped swuash the Arikara tribe grew. Dark orange flesh. Is sweet, dry and thick. Vines grow 6-8 feet long. Hard to beat for baking. (Heirloom)

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FORDHOOK ACORN 56-85 DaysC. pepo) Introduced in 1890 by W. Atlee Burpee of Philadelphia and named for their Fordhook trial grounds at Doylestown, Pennsylvania. The fruit on this vine resembles acorns. (Heirloom)

35 seeds $2.65

Waltham Butternut Squash Prized for its uniform shape, rich dry yellow-orange flesh, nutty flavor and high-yielding vines. Fruits are 3-6 pounds and exceptional keepers. The result of years of patient refinement and selection by Bob Young of Waltham, Massachusetts. AAS winner in 1970. 83-100 days. (Heirloom)

35 seeds $2.65

Black Beauty Zucchini -Loads and loads of dark green fruit that is good small or huge. Flesh is greenish white. Good, solid producer. (Heirloom)

50 seeds $0.95

Gold Summer Crookneck- Very meaty summer squash with small crookneck and small seed cavity. Good yields. Best flavor at 4-6" size. (Heirloom)

50 seeds $0.95

Vegetable Spaghetti Squash- Poke a few holes in the squash and microwave it 4-5 minutes. Let it cool for a minute and slice it in half. Seperate the strands with a fork and use it in your recipe. Cylindrical yellow fruit is abundant and grows to 8-10 (Heirloom)

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Golden Zucchini -Glossy golden-yellow, cylindrical fruits on productive, compact bush plants. A great addition to any farm market stand or home garden. (Heirloom)

35 seeds $2.65

Cushaw Green Striped Crookneck Introduced in the 1820's probably from the West Indies, this is still the most widely available traditional winter squash. Fruits are pear shaped with a crookneck, cream colored with mottled green stripes, 16 20 in. long with an 8 10 in. bowl. Flesh is pale yellow, thick, medium coarse with the sweet cushaw flavor. It should be grown in warm regions because in cooler climates it produces huge vines with few fruit. Vine plant. (Heirloom)

35 Seeds $1.85

Table King Bush Acorn 90 days. Cucurbita pepo. Table King is an outstanding winter acorn squash and one of the earliest acorns. Vigorous, wilt tolerant, semi-bush vines produce handsome, dark green acorn squash fruits. High quality, fiberless orange flesh is thick and flavorful. Mature acorn squash fruits are 5 inches by 6 inches, just the right size for 2 servings. Untreated seeds.

30 Seeds $0.95

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