Squash

Squash Seeds

Squash is one of the fastest growing vegetables in the home garden. It comes in so many shapes, sizes, flavors, and colors. Squash has two main types: summer or winter. Both have excellent nutritional value and a wide range of uses.

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The Chieftain PMT F1 Squash is a small early butternut hybrid that has an amazing storage and shipping potential for market production. This compact two pound squash has fine-grained flesh that is perfect for roasting or stuffing. The Chieftain PMT F1 is improved to be powdery mildew tolerant.

The Scallop Early White Squash, also known as Patty Pan, tastes great when harvested early at smaller size. This variety produces good yields of white squash. The Scallop Early White is very easy to grow and is rarely bothered by insects. The Scallop Early White is a bush type of squash that has a creamy texture that is very flavorful, suitable for both small home gardens and market growers.

Smooth Criminal is an exceptionally easy-to-harvest yellow straightneck squash thanks to its unique upright, indeterminate growth habit and nearly spineless stems. The plant grows vertically, setting fruit along a central stem instead of forming a dense, scratchy mound, making picking fast and comfortable. It produces tender, pale yellow squash with creamy white flesh and excellent flavor, perfect for grilling, sautéing, or baking. Ready in about 50 days, fruits are best harvested at 4–8 inches, with peak quality around 6 inches. Highly productive from early season through frost, Smooth Criminal delivers beautiful, uniform fruit with none of the usual harvest hassle. Best if using a stake or trellis to help support this plant.

The Long Island Cheese Squash got its name by resembling a large wheel of cheese and has been a favorite since the 1800s! This dark orange, ribbed winter squash can weigh 6-12 pounds. The Long Island Cheese has a sweet delicate flavor that is perfect for pies and other sweet baked treats. This squash will keep up to 6 months in storage. Certified Organic

The Long Island Cheese Squash got its name by resembling a large wheel of cheese and has been a favorite since the 1800s! This dark orange, ribbed winter squash can weigh 6-12 pounds. The Long Island Cheese has a sweet delicate flavor that is perfect for pies and other sweet baked treats. This squash will keep up to 6 months in storage.

The beautiful Moranga squash's name comes from the traditional Brazilian dish called 'Camarão na moranga' which also means 'shrimp in a squash.' This squash is also known as the 'Pink Pumpkin.' The Moranga can get to be 4-8 pounds and range in color from light pink to salmon.

Just like its name, the Round Zucchini is an unusually shaped round variety. This Zucchini is great roasted in salads, baked, stuffed, stir-fried or made into zucchini bread. The mini, tender and delicious Round works especially well for stuffed zucchini recipes because of its unusual shape.

The Speckled Swan is a beautiful swan shaped gourd. This gourd has a long 12-16" neck that curves and enlarges at the end to resemble a swan. This gourd is ideal for selling at fall markets for decorating or painting once dried!

The Table Queen Acorn Squash is a customer favorite winter squash. This variety is a medium sized, acorn shaped, vining type. The flesh of this heirloom acorn is a sweet golden yellow that turns more orange in storage, contrasting with its dark green and ribbed rind. Harvest before frost, leaving part of the stem attached to the fruit. Organic certified.

The Peanut squash is pink, large and pumpkin-like! This French market squash is popular based on its appearance as well as its exceptional flavor. The texture is silky and holds up really nice when sautéed or roasted. This squash is also good for soups. The peanut-like bumps or warts cover the entire fruit. The Peanut makes a wonderful centerpiece for fall festivities!

The Scallop Juane et Verte Squash is a beautiful french heirloom scalloped summer squash that is known for being very flavorful. This cream-ivory and green striped scalloped squash can be used for both ornamental and cooking purposes. Scallop Juane et Verte is the perfect stuffing squash!

The Buttercup Burgess is a great squash with a nice, sweet flesh that keeps very well. This variety is a relatively early maturing winter squash. The Buttercup Burgess' plant is bushy and fairly compact.