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20-35 seeds per packet. Grow winter squash in very rich soil, amended with manure, compost, or other rich source of plant nutrients. Plant in rows, 5-8 feet in both directions, sowing one seed every 6-12 inches. Or plant in hills, 5 seeds per hill, with the hills 6-8 feet apart, thinning to best three plants. Full sun, ample moisture and insect control as necessary should allow good production from the vigorous plants. Harvest in autumn when skins are too tough to be easily punctured with a thumbnail.
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Thai Small Pumpkin
(C. moschata) The unique tropical squash from "The Land of Smiles." The fruit are flat and ribbed; the rind is green to tan with spots; the flesh is thick and of good quality. Good yields and perfect for hot climates. Collected in Thailand.
Item Code: SQ107
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Crown
(C. maxima) Our friend, Mac Condill, found this great squash in Cape Town, South Africa. Originally from Australia, this variety first came to the USA in the early 1930s. Stunning, turban-shaped fruit are light blue in color and weigh about 12 lbs. The flesh is bright orange, sweet, and of good quality. Great for pies, baking, and soups. Blue squash can be traced back for more than 150 years in Australia and are among the best for eating.
Item Code: SQ189
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Moranga De Mesa
(C. maxima) Colorful, small, flat pumpkins are deeply ribbed and soft, glowing orange in color, just lovely! The orange-fleshed fruit weigh 5-10 lbs. A popular variety on farms in Brazil.
Item Code: SQ188
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Tronco Redonda Verde
(C. maxima) 60 days. Here is another squash from Brazil, this one featuring 1-lb. dark green fruit used for stuffing, frying or baking. Can be used as a summer or winter squash.
Item Code: SQ187
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Red Kuri (Hokkaido)
92 days. (C. maxima) A red-orange Japanese winter squash, fruit are 5-10 lbs. each and teardrop-shaped. The golden flesh is smooth, dry, sweet and rich, a great yielding and keeping variety.
Item Code: SQ101
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $15.00
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Vegetable Spaghetti
88 days. (C. pepo) This is the popular squash with stringy flesh that is used like spaghetti. Introduced by Sakata Seed Co. of Japan, in 1934. May have originated in China.
Item Code: SQ102
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $6.50
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Japanese Pie or Nippon Island
(C. mixta) An heirloom variety from "The Land of the Rising Sun." Beautiful 12 lb. black fruit have creamy white flesh. Samuel Wilson, Mechanicsville, Pennsylvania, introduced this variety in 1884, and it quickly became popular because of its novelty and advertising. The seeds are "curiously marked or sculptured in the manner of Chinese letters." The unique-looking seed led to it being called Chinese Alphabet squash. A real collectors item.
Item Code: SQ103
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Kikuza
(C. moschata) This Japanese heirloom is a good producer of small, tan colored pumpkins that are heavily ribbed. Orange flesh is sweet and dry and has a spicy flavor. Very hard to find. A great variety for specialty markets. First offered in America by the Oriental Seed Company, of San Francisco in 1927.
Item Code: SQ104
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Shishigatani or Toonas Makino
(C. moschata) The unique Japanese pumpkin that was developed in the Bunka era of the Edo period (1804-1818). This is one of our rarest and most historic new varieties! The fruit are uniquely shaped, like a bottle gourd and are ribbed and very warty. They are dark green, turning to tan at full maturity. The fine-grained flesh has a delicious nutty flavor. Traditionally believed to keep people from getting paralysis if eaten in the hottest part of summer. Shishigatani pumpkin is a famous vegetable in Kyoto cuisine. Very rare.
Item Code: SQ105
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Black Futsu
(C. moschata) Rare, black Japanese squash, the fruit is flattened, round and has heavy ribbing. Very unique and beautiful. The black fruit will turn a rich chestnut color in storage. Flesh is golden color and has the rich taste of hazelnuts. Fruits are 3-8 lbs. each and vines give huge yields. Japanese dark skinned, flattened, did excellent here. Popular with European market growers. Good insect resistance makes this a winner here!
Item Code: SQ106
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Thai Large Pumpkin
(C. moschata) Beautiful, black colored squash turn tan in storage. The fruit are flattened, ribbed and have a textured skin, 10 lbs. each. The yellow flesh is thick and sweet, great in soups, fried and baked. The vines are perfect for hot, humid climates and set heavy yields. We collected this heirloom in Thailand. These are very delicious!
Item Code: SQ109
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Buttercup
95 days. (C. maxima) Very sweet dry flesh of excellent quality. Deep orange flesh with green skin. Fruit are around 3 lbs. each.
Item Code: SQ110
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Delicata
100 days. (C. pepo) High sugar content, fruit are 1-3 lbs. each and skin color is rust-white with green stripes. Delicate sweet flavor. This old heirloom was introduced in 1894 by Peter Henderson and Co.
Item Code: SQ111
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $16.00
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Butternut - Waltham
100 days. (C. moschata) An old favorite, good yields with excellent tasting, rich orange colored flesh. Great baked!
Item Code: SQ112
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $6.50
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Sweet Meat
95 days (C. maxima) A delicious heirloom from Oregon, excellent flavored deep orange flesh, very sweet. Fruit are large and flattened in shape (somewhat like a Rouge Vif D’Etampes). Skin color is beautiful deep sea blue-green. Our family grew this one more than twenty years ago when we used to live in Oregon.
Item Code: SQ113
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $8.00
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Golden Delicious
100 days (C. maxima). Lives up to the name, these squash are delicious! Fruit are teardrop shaped and weigh 7-9 lbs., the rind is brilliant red-orange. Flesh is very smooth, tasty and orange. This variety was introduced by Gill Bros. Seed Co. of Portland Oregon in 1926.
Item Code: SQ114
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Cushaw White (Jonathan Pumpkin)
100 days (C. mixta) A rare Cushaw type, white skin and sweet pale orange flesh. Easy to grow, huge yields, and good resistance to squash bugs. A popular heirloom from the south. (1891)
Item Code: SQ116
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Turks Cap or Turban
90 days. (C. maxima) A beautiful squash striped in red, orange, green and white. A very old variety from France (pre-1820) fine thick orange flesh, good sized fruit. Unique.
Item Code: SQ117
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $7.00
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Rouge Vif d' Etampes
95 days. (C. Maxima) Most beautiful flattened and ribbed large fruit are a gorgeous deep red-orange. A very old French Heirloom, this was the most common pumpkin in the Central Market in Paris back in the 1880’s. The flesh is tasty in pies or baked. This one can also be picked small, like summer squash, and fried. It is a good yielder too.
Item Code: SQ118
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $15.00
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Jarrahdale
100 days. (C. maxima) Slate, blue-grey, 6-10 lb. pumpkins of superb quality, their shape is flat and ribbed, and very decorative looking, also a good keeper. Popular in Australia, an excellent variety.
Item Code: SQ119
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $12.50
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Hubbard True Green Improved
105 days. (C. maxima) The original Green Hubbard was introduced around the 1790’s, and it has dark bronze-green skin and delicious golden flesh. The fruit are 10-15 lbs. each, and are excellent keepers, J.H. Gregory’s Company made this squash famous back in the 1840’s.
Item Code: SQ120
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $6.50
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Jaune Gros de Paris
(C. maxima) The beautiful giant pumpkin of historic Paris, the big pinkish-yellow fruit can grow to over 100 lbs. They are round, flattened and have light ribbing. They are good keepers and are still popular in France. Good in pies, soups and baked. A winner for farm markets!
Item Code: SQ122
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $16.00
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Big Max
110 days. (C. maxima) Huge pumpkins can grow well over 100 lbs! Nearly round, bright orange fruit are stunning and are good for pies and canning. Very thick, orange flesh. Good for county fairs and displays.
Item Code: SQ123
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Orange Cushaw
(C. mixta) Large, beautiful fruit with crooked necks, light golden orange color. The large vines are vigorous and are good for the south. Great for fall pumpkin sales.
Item Code: SQ124
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Table Queen
80 days
(C. pepo) Dark green Acorn type fruit. Iowa Seed Co. introduced this variety in 1913, and is of possible Native American origin. The small fruits have sweet, orange flesh.
Item Code: SQ126
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $6.25
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Chicago Warted Hubbard
(C. maxima) This heirloom was developed by Budlong Gardens of Chicago and was introduced by Vaughans Seed Store of Chicago in 1894. The 13 lb. fruit are dusky olive green, deeply wrinkled and warted, classic hubbard shape. Fine-grained, sweet orange flesh.
Item Code: SQ127
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Long Island Cheese
105 days. (C. moschata) A longtime favorite on Long Island, very popular for pies. Flat, lightly ribbed fruit look like a wheel of cheese, with buff colored skin. A very good keeper, of excellent quality, 6-10 lbs. each, a beautiful heirloom variety.
Item Code: SQ128
Bulk Quantities
1 oz. - $5.25
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Connecticut Field
100 days. (C. pepo) The heirloom pumpkin of the New England settlers and Indians, several hundred years old, golden fruit weigh about 20 lbs each. This is a truly old variety, can be used for pies, the traditional American pumpkin.
Item Code: SQ129
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $6.50
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King of Mammoth (Mammoth Chile)
110 days (C. maxima) An heirloom pumpkin dating back to pre-1824, this huge variety has been recorded at over 250 lbs. They commonly grow 40-100 lbs. Skin mottled pinkish-orange on yellow. Good for pies, huge yields. Rare.
Item Code: SQ130
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $9.00
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New England Sugar Pie
(C. pepo) The noted small sugar pumpkin of New England. The orange fruit weigh 4-5lbs. and have fine, sweet flesh that is superb for pies. Described by Fearing Burr in 1863.
Item Code: SQ131
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Marina di Chioggia
(C. maxima) The heirloom sea pumpkin of Chioggia, on the coast of Italy, The large turban shaped fruit are deep blue-green. It is one of the most beautiful and unique of all squash. A perfect variety for market gardeners. The rich, sweet flesh is a deep yellow-orange and of good quality, delicious baked or in pies. The fruit weigh about 10 lbs. each and are produced on vigorous vines. Stunning! Pure Italian seed, from one of Italy's best heirloom growers.
Item Code: SQ133
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $15.00
1 lb. - $50.00
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Long of Naples
(C. moschata) Large, oblong-butternut shaped fruit, can weigh 20-35 lbs. The flesh is bright orange, flavor is superb, rich and is very sweet. The skin is deep green, turning tan in storage. These are attractive squash and great for areas with warm, long seasons, A good heirloom for home or market growers. A beautiful very old Italian heirloom, was listed in America by Fearing Burr in 1863, very rare in the USA.
Item Code: SQ134
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $25.00
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Queensland Blue
(C. maxima) Popular in Australia, this heirloom was introduced to the U.S. in 1932. Beautiful blue turban-shaped 10-20 lb. fruit, deeply ribbed. Very fine, deep golden flesh that is sweet and fine flavored. A good keeper.
Item Code: SQ135
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $23.50
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Table Gold Acorn
(C. pepo) Beautiful glowing gold acorn-shaped fruit are perfect for fall displays. Nutty flavored yellow flesh, compact bush plants produce 1 1/2 lb. fruit. Pick this one young and sell as a specialty summer squash, as they are tender and delicious!
Item Code: SQ136
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $7.50
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Sweet Dumpling
(C. pepo) One of the sweetest of all! The small flattened ribbed 1 lb. fruit has a white skin with green stripes. The sweet, tender orange flesh makes this variety the favorite of many.
Item Code: SQ137
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Jumbo Pink Banana
105 days. (C. maxima) Large, pink banana-shaped fruit, can weigh 10-40 lbs. This variety is about 100 years old. We have grown this squash for many years, fine flavored, dry, sweet orange flesh, popular on the west coast, large yields.
Item Code: SQ138
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $6.00
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Sugar Loaf Delicata
(C. pepo) A wonderful tan and green delicata, the flesh is superbly sweet and medium dry. A wonderful squash to store for winter. A fine home and market variety.
Item Code: SQ140
Bulk Quantities
1 oz. - $4.50
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Americana Tonda
(C. pepo) A beautiful, ornamental pumpkin that has orange skin with green stripes between the ribbing. They weigh 4-6lbs each.
Item Code: SQ144
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North Faulkland Island
(C. moschata) Unique, pear-shaped fruit are mostly white, some with greenish yellow and orange stripes, 2-4 lbs., pale yellow flesh. From the Abundant Life Archives.
Item Code: SQ147
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Fordhook Acorn
(C. pepo) Creamy tan-colored, oblong, acorn-shaped fruits weigh about 2 lbs. each. Flesh is similar to other acorns. These are also good harvested young and fried like zucchini. This good producer was introduced by A.W. Burpee in 1890 at their Fordhook trial grounds in Doylestown, Pennsylvania.
Item Code: SQ181
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Sibley or Pikes Peak
(C. maxima) Oblong, teardrop-shaped, slate-blue colored fruit weigh 9 lbs. each. It has thick orange flesh that is sweet and tasty. An excellent keeper, this variety was popular in Missouri and Iowa back to at least the 1840's, believed to be of Native American origin, possibly from Mexico, it was introduced commercially by Hiram Sibley & Co. of New York in 1887.
Item Code: SQ150
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Guatemalan Blue
(C. maxima) An heirloom from Guatemala, this variety produces 10 lb., blue banana shaped fruit that have tasty, firm flesh. The vines are very productive, This variety is very hard to find.
Item Code: SQ151
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Musquee de Provence
(C. moschata) These gorgeous, big flat pumpkins are shaped like a big wheel of cheese, and are heavily lobed and ribbed. The skin is a beautiful, rich brown color when ripe. The flesh is deep orange, thick and very fine flavored, fruit grow to 20 lbs. each. This is a traditional variety from southern France and makes a great variety for fall markets. Pure European seeds.
Packets only this year.
Item Code: SQ152
Bulk Quantities
1 oz. - $6.00
1/4 lb. - $19.75
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Butternut Rogosa Violina Gioia
(C. moschata) An Italian Butternut-type squash, these have a violin shape and wrinkled tan skin, the flesh is deep orange and sweet, perfect for desserts, roasting, stuffing and baking. Good for marketing.
Item Code: SQ153
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Galeux d'Eysines
(C. maxima) Possibly our most beautiful heirloom squash. This flattened, round 10-15 lb fruit has a gorgeous salmon-peach colored skin that is covered with large warts! The sweet orange flesh is used in France for soups and also can be baked. We are delighted to offer this French heirloom.
Item Code: SQ156
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Melonette Jaspee De Vendee
(C. pepo) A favorite of our grower, these golden-yellow, netted, round, 3-4 lb. fruit have some of the most delicious orange flesh in the squash family. Very sweet and rich, and the perfect size for two servings. The vines are incredibly productive and do well nearly everywhere. A historic variety from Vendee, in western France, a great keeper, and a favorite with chefs.
Item Code: SQ190
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Honey Boat Delicata
(C. pepo) One of the sweetest squash varieties in existance. Oblong, Delicata shaped squash have tan skin with green stripes. Excellent quality; early. Developed by Dr. James Bagget, Oregon State University.
Item Code: SQ159
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Jack Be Little
(C. pepo) The tiny, cute pumpkin that weighs just 8 ounces; flat and ribbed. These are hugely popular and a top selling fall crop. The flesh is good to eat and the skin is bright-orange. This variety of squash my have been developed in the Orient. Different colored pumpkins of this type are offered to the "spirits" by many Thais.
Item Code: SQ160
Bulk Quantities
1 oz. - $7.50
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Australian Butter
(C. maxima) A large, peach-tan colored squash from "Down Under" that has extra thick, orange flesh of excellent quality. Perfect for pies and baking. The 15 lb. fruit keep for a long period. A very rare Australian heirloom.
Item Code: SQ162
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Green Striped Cushaw
(C. mixta) Big, white fruit with small, green stripes. Oblong shape with crooked necks and bulbous bottoms. The large vines are vigorous and are good for the south. A Native American squash that has an ancient history. Great for fall pumpkin sales.
Item Code: SQ163
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $8.00
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Atlantic Giant Pumpkin
(C. maxima) Lovely, giant, pink-orange pumpkins can weigh over 800 lbs., with some reaching almost 1500 lbs.! This variety was introduced by Howard Dill, of Nova Scotia, in 1978 and has been breaking records ever since.
Item Code: SQ179
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Blue Hubbard
(C. maxima) Huge, teardrop-shaped fruit weigh 15-40 lbs. and have sweet, fine-grained, golden flesh. Great for baking, pies, and soup. The hard, blue-gray shell helps these keep for long periods in storage. Gregory Seed Company introduced this fine New England variety in 1909, and Mr. Gregory considered it his best introduction.
Item Code: SQ180
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Winter Luxury Pie Pumpkin
(C. pepo) This beautiful pumpkin was introduced by Johnson & Stokes in 1893. Lovely 6-lb golden fruit have white netting and are perfect for pies. In fact, this is one of the best tasting pie pumpkins you can grow, with very sweet and smooth flesh, a favorite of all who grow it. Pkt. (10 seeds)
Item Code: SQ167
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Bush Buttercup
(C. maxima) Like standard Buttercup squash, with sweet, dry, orange flesh of excellent quality, but these are produced on 3'-4' bush plants that stay compact, excellent for small gardens. 3-4 lb fruit.
Item Code: SQ168
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Pomme d'Or
(C. pepo) This little French squash is so cute and is perfect for tasty single servings. Fruit are the size and color of a smoothed-skin orange. These attractive gems make perfect decorations for the fall table! Very rare.
Item Code: SQ169
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Sucrine Du Berry
(C. moschata) A famous, old, traditional variety from the heart of France. It has a sweet, musky fragrance and a delicious, sweet flesh that is used in jams, soups, and many French recipes. Small 3-5lb. fruit are perfect for roasting and have deep orange flesh. Oblong, bell-shaped fruit are tannish-orange in color. We are happy to introduce this flavorful variety to America.
Item Code: SQ171
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Triamble or Shamrock
(C. maxima) A very rare and unique variety that was imported from Australia in 1932, from seed secured from Arthur Yates and Co. of Sydney. This light-sea-green squash is lobed like a three leaf clover, making it highly unusual in apperance. They weigh about 10 lbs each and have sweet orange, fine-grained flesh. A fine variety for eating and decorating!
Item Code: SQ172
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Table Bush Queen
(C. pepo) Here is an exciting true bush version of "Table Queen Acorn", 36" plants stay compact and produce heavy yields of these delicious squash, with dry orange flesh. A great variety for small gardens almost anywhere in the USA.
Item Code: SQ173
Bulk Quantities
1 OZ. - $5.00
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Baby Blue Hubbard
(C. Maxima)A lovely little squash that was developed in 1953 by the University of New Hampshire. Small, hubbard-shaped fruit weigh around 6 lbs. and have fine-grained, yellow-gold flesh that is sweet and of excellent quality. A great variety for marketing or for small households. Semi-bush vines are easier to handle.
Item Code: SQ183
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Menina Rajada Seca
(C. moschata) Large, long, butternut-shaped fruit with light-green to tan skin, ranging in size from 15-40 lbs. Sweet flesh is reddish-orange in color. Very popular with commercial growers in its native Brazil.
Item Code: SQ185
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Amish Pie Pumpkin
(C. maxima) This heirloom comes from the mountains of Maryland and was collected by an Amish gardener. It can sometimes weigh over 60 lbs. The fruit has a beautiful, creamy orange colored skin and thick flesh that is perfect for making flavorful homemade pumpkin pies, breads and other recipes requiring pumpkin. It is an excellent keeper.
Item Code: SQ194
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Thelma Sanders Sweet Potato
(C. pepo) Wow! A lovely cream-colored, heirloom acorn-type squash that is super productive, tasty and perfect for small families. This variety was introduced by the members of Seed Savers Exchange.
Item Code: SQ195
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Baby Pam
(C. Pepo) Attractive 5"x5" fruit are very uniform, smooth, orange with sturdy handles to make this cute pumpkin perfect for marketing; the flesh is high quality, making it perfect for pies. Very high yielding vines are quite vigorous.
Item Code: SQ196
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Greek Sweet Red
(C. moschata) Here is one delicious squash; the long-necked reddish-tan fruit are filled with sweet, deep orange flesh that's richly flavored. This was the most popular squash here at Baker Creek in 2004. Attractive, large vines are highly productive. It was very resistant to squash beetles, too! This variety is super rare and I believe we are the only source. (Pkt. 10 seeds)
Item Code: SQ166
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Potimarron
(C. maxima) Very popular in French cooking. The fruit are small, teardrop-shaped and have brilliant red skin with very aromatic flesh that has a chestnut-like flavor. So yummy baked or fried, and so pretty too. A great variety for farmers' markets or the home gardener who prefers a small squash.
Item Code: SQ197
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Chiriman
(C. moschata) This Japanese heirloom was popular in the Edo period (1603-1867). It was first offered in the US by Aggelar and Musser Co., of Los Angeles, in 1922. Beautiful fruit weight about 5 lbs. This variety is flattened and ribbed and deep greenish-black in color. They turn more tan in storage. The flesh is deep orange, sweet and flavorful. A great little squash that has become quite rare.
Item Code: SQ198
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Yugoslavian Finger Fruit
(C. pepo) A most unique and unusual squash! Large, fluted, acorn-type fruits have ten finger-like ribs that come to points at the end of each squash. Cream colored. An excellent ornamental type for fall decoration and marketing. Introduced as 'Pineapple' in 1885 by James J.H. Gregory's Retail Catalogue, who said, "A peculiar, striking-looking variety... Very fine grained and smooth to the taste."
Item Code: SQ170
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Baby Green Hubbard
(C. maxima) Cute little 7" green fruit look just like the big green hubbard but these weigh just 5 lbs. The flesh is sweet and nutty--great for baking or in pies! The smaller size makes these perfect for market growing.
Item Code: SQ199
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $15.50
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Golden Hubbard
(C. maxima) Also called 'Genesee Red Hubbard' and was introduced in 1898. The 12-lb red fruit are teardrop-shaped, brilliant red and lightly warted, making this the most beautiful of the hubbard types. The flesh is very thick, sweet and orange with a fine old-fashioned squash flavor. This is an excellent variety for fall decorations as well as eating.
Item Code: SQ200
Bulk Quantities
1/4 lb. - $15.00
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Mini Red Turban
(C. maxima) I just these cute little turban squash that are so lovely with bright red base and cream colored cap. This squash weighs 2-3lbs and produces very large yields. Similar to the "Small Chinese Turban" described in 1885 by Vilmorin. Beautiful!
Item Code: SQ201
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Hopi Pale Grey
New!
(C. maxima) The 10 lb round
fruit have a lovely pale gray
rind that is ridged and very
hard, making this a great keeping
variety. Orange flesh is both
sweet and dry, large vines are quite
vigorous, a Southwestern heirloom
from the Hopi people that has nearly become
extinct in recent years.
Item Code: SQ202
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Thai Rai Kaw Tok Pumpkin
New!
(C. moschata) Green 8 lb fruit have tan spots
on the rind. Flesh is yellow-orange, sweet and flavorful with a smooth
texture; a great eating variety that performs very well in our Missouri
summers, and stands up well to pests and disease. Attractive for decoration
and superb for the table; a rock-hard rind makes this a great
keeper. A Thai market variety that is sure to become popular here.
Item Code: SQ203
Bulk Quantities
1 oz - $10.00
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Thai Kang Kob Pumpkin
New!
(C. moschata) A lovely sea green-colored squash that turns chestnut
color in storage; pumpkin-shaped, very ribbed and warted. Weighs
about 6-8 lbs, a favorite here at Baker Creek; vines produced well and
had good resistance to squash bugs and other pests. The orange
flesh is richly flavored, sweet and fragrant,
great for curries, soups,
stir-fries and more. Andrew Kaiser brought back this great variety from Thailand in 2006.
Good for fall displays and markets.
Item Code: SQ204
Bulk Quantities
1 oz - $10.00
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Fortna White Pumpkin
New!
(C. maxima) A unique pear-shaped pumpkin with lovely white skin. The
vines give good yields of 10 lb fruit. Creamy yellow flesh makes great
pies. An heirloom that has been grown by the Fortna Family of Pennsylvania
for more than 50 years. Rare and unusual.
Item Code: SQ208
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Paydon Family Heirloom
New!
(C. pepo) An Acorn-type squash that has a tan rind with unique brown
speckles. Large vines produce an abundant harvest of smallish, tasty
fruit. This family heirloom was brought from France to Louisiana (circa
1850s) by the Paydon family, then to Ohio and Basco, Illinois, where
it has been grown since the 1860s. Extremely rare and unique.
Item Code: SQ209
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Gills Golden Pippin
New!
(C. pepo) An heirloom from the Gill Brother's seed company of Oregon,
this is probably the best tasting of all Acorns; the bright yellow, small
acorn shaped fruit have a sweet flesh that's very flavorful! Uniquely
colored fruit are great for fall decorations.
Item Code: SQ210
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Chihuahua Landrace Cushaw
New!
(C. mixta) We collected this squash from a roadside stand in the Mexican desert
a little west of the City of Chihuahua. They vary a lot in color, all shades
of green, white, yellow and possibly a few other colors. Fruit are large and
attractive; used extensively in Northern Mexican cuisine.
Item Code: SQ211
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Mexican Xtop
New!
(C. mixta) A round, bowl-shaped Cushaw type with attractive green
and white striped rinds and mild yellowish-white flesh. We like these
best when picked before they are mature, and then fried. Huge silver-
edged seeds are tasty, too. A rare Mexican heirloom that is quite
beautiful.
Item Code: SQ212
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Hopi Cushaw
New!
(C. mixta) Stunning pear-shaped fruit are beautifully splashed in various
amounts of green and orange. Fruit grow to 15-17 lbs, and were
used by Native Americans for their tasty seeds. A lovely ornamental
variety that is part of Native Americana.
Item Code: SQ213
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Montana Jack
New!
(C. pepo) This early pumpkin was developed in Montana, and is perfect
for areas that have a short season. One of the first pumpkins to
ripen into a bright orange color. Produces 12 lb fruit that are a great
jack-o-lantern shape. Flesh is thick and perfect for making pies. Bred
by John Navazio.
Item Code: SQ214
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Seminole Pumpkin
New!
(C. moschata) The wild squash of the Everglades. The round, lightly
ribbed 3 lb squash have tan skin. The sweet flesh is deep orange, dry and
of good quality. The productive vines are resistant to insects and disease.
Found growing wild in Florida by early Spanish settlers, it can now
only be found in remote parts of the Everglades. Pkt (10 seeds)
Item Code: SQ215
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White Acorn
New!
(C. pepo) A lovely, almost snow white Acorn squash. Heavy yields of
beautiful fruit are produced on compact bush plants, making this a
superb Acorn type for small gardens. This mild-flavored variety was
developed in the early 1980s by our friend Glenn Drowns.
Item Code: SQ205
Bulk Quantities
1 oz - $8.50
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Kabocha
New!
(C. maxima) A popular green-skinned Japanese squash that's shaped
like a buttercup, but without the "cup" on the bottom. Rich yellow orange
flesh is of excellent quality, being sweet, fine-textured and
nutty tasting. Perfect for making delicious pumpkin curries, breads
and baking. A leading type in much of Asia.
Item Code: SQ206
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Flat White Boer
New!
(C. maxima) Attractive, very flat, pure white pumpkins that are unique
and tasty. Very sweet orange flesh is perfect for pies and baking. A
wonderful decoration and eating variety that was historically popular
in South Africa and was named for the Dutch Boers who were the
colonial power. We are glad to finally have seeds for this rare treasure.
Fruits can grow to 30 lbs.
Item Code: SQ207
Out of Stock
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Howden
New!
(C. pepo) A large, more uniform Connecticut Field type pumpkin. A
hard, orange rind makes this an excellent carving variety. The 22 lb
fruit have thick orange flesh; a great keeper, and popular commercial
variety.
Item Code: SQ216
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