Salmon colored flesh in a butternut shaped squash. Very productive until frost and a good storage variety. From Sonora, Mexico. There is a great variety in shapes, colors and types of squash, making them fun to grow. Seedlings should be […]
Cucurbita moschata ( Magdalena Big Cheese Summer Squash )
An excellent productive variety with large, pale orange, ribbed squashes, with a pumpkin shape and wonderfully sweet, brilliant orange flesh. There is a great variety in shapes, colors and types of squash, making them fun to grow. Seedlings should be […]
Cucurbita moschata ( Long Island Cheese Pumpkin )
A lightly ribbed, medium-sized, flattened pumpkin that resembles a wheel of cheese. Skin is smooth and tan colored, flesh is medium sweet and deep orange. Long storage life, and great for pies. Average fruit is 6-10 lbs, mature in 108 […]
Cucurbita moschata ( Lebanese Zucchini )
‘Zahra’ bears light green fruit with white eye-catching white spots. The plants are compact.
Cucurbita moschata ( Dickinson Winter Squash )
Round to elongate fruits, orange flesh and buff colored skin. Rare. Mature in 115 days. There is a great variety in shapes, colors and types of squash, making them fun to grow. Seedlings should be gradually hardened off. Plants prefer […]
Cucurbita moschata ( Cheese Pumpkin )
‘Cheese’, also known as’Landreth Cheese’, and ‘Mammoth Cheese’ is an heirloom variety pumpkin. The fruits are dark cream colored with smooth skin, and resemble wheels of cheese, hence their name. They make excellent pumpkin butter. Flesh is salmon colored in […]
Cucurbita moschata ( Carrizo Summer Squash )
Tasty butternut squash, with orange fruit. Excellent for squash soup. Common in Sonora, Mexico. There is a great variety in shapes, colors and types of squash, making them fun to grow. Seedlings should be gradually hardened off. Plants prefer rich, […]
Cucurbita moschata ( Butternut Winter Squash )
‘Butternut’ Winter Squash has been bred for early-maturation in cool climes. Its flesh is firm and sweet. They will tolerate partial sun and require high organic matter and well drained soil. Go easy on the fertilizer as you will end […]
Cucurbita mixta ( Tennessee Sweet Potato Winter Squash )
In warm areas, rampant vines produce 10-20 lb, pear-shaped fruits. Flavor is sweet and mild, skin is cream colored with green stripes. Mature in 95-100 days. A rare heirloom variety from the 1800’s. There is a great variety in shapes, […]
Cucurbita mixta ( Santo Domingo Cushaw Winter Squash )
Tear drop shaped squash are huge, greenish with white stripes. Rare. Mature in 100-110 days. There is a great variety in shapes, colors and types of squash, making them fun to grow. Growing pumpkins can be a great project for […]