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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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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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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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Argentine Primitive
New!
(C. maxima) A beautiful deep green, ribbed pumpkin that grows
to around 8 lbs, and is filled with thick, rich flesh of high quality
and deep orange in color. A good-keeping, historic ancestor of the
buttercup squash. It is flat to oval in shape. Very rare and unique.
Item Code: SQ224
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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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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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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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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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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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Batopilas
New!
(C. mixta) Large attractive fruit are green and white-striped,
or green with green stripes. A native cushaw-type that is
bell-shaped and quite prolific. Collected at the bottom of
Batopilas Canyon in the Sierra Tarahumara.
Item Code: SQ219
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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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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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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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Boston Marrow
New!
C. maxima)90-110 days Lovely 15 lb fruit are hubbard-shaped and a brilliant red-orange in color. This variety was first documented back to 1831 by Fearing Burr, the author of Field & Garden Vegetables of America. This variety was first mentioned being grown by Mr. J.M. Ives of Salem, MA. Mr.Ives had received seeds from a friend in Northampton, MA
who had obtained his seeds from a friend in Buffalo, N.Y. This variety came to be grown in the Buffalo area after a tribe of Native Americans traveled through the area and
distributed seed. From this historic introduction, Boston Marrow soon became one of the most important commercial squashes for 150 years, but as the 21st century approached,
nearly every seed company had dropped this
unique treasure. In 1881 D.M. Ferry’s catalog said, "Very dry, fine-grained, and for sweetness and excellence, unsurpassed; a very popular variety in the Boston market." It has rich, orange flesh that won it a place in Slow "Foods’ “Ark of Taste" for having superior flavor and taste!
Item Code: SQ221
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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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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
Bulk Quantities
1/4 LB - $6.50
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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. - $7.00
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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
Bulk Quantities
1 OZ. - $8.50
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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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Chihuahua Landrace Cushaw
(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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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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Citrouille De Tourraine
New!
(C. pepo) This old French squash was described in 1856 by Charles
Naudin, who was a Paris plant collector and small seed dealer. Bears
very beautiful, tall, round, keg-shaped fruits with pale green rinds
that are marked with dark green lines and marbling. A huge and
pretty old squash that is said to reach weights of over 100 lbs, but
usually quite a bit smaller. In 19th century Europe, this squash was
grown to feed cattle. Young fruit are good fried, and larger fruit
make great decorations and feed for most livestock. Very rare variety
with very large seeds. Pkt (12 seeds)
Item Code: SQ225
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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 - $7.50
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Crown
(C. maxima)95 days 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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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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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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Flat White Boer
(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
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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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Fortna White Pumpkin
(C. mixta) 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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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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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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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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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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Honey Boat Delicata
(C. pepo) One of the sweetest squash varieties in existence. 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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Hopi Cushaw
(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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Hopi Pale Grey
(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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Howden
(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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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. - $8.00
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Iran
New!
(C. maxima) One of the most unusual and beautiful squashes you
will ever see! We have been trying for several years to get this variety
into the catalog. Collected in 1940 in the North-eastern Iranian
city of Torbat-e-Heydariyeh, and preserved at the USDA seed
bank ever since. Not known to the public until a few years ago,
when our friend Glenn Drowns introduced it. This squash is super-ornamental,
with its unique, foam green rind that’s mottled in soft
peachy-orange. Round and slightly ribbed fruit weigh up to 25 lbs.
It keeps for a year or more, and is perfect for fall decorating.
Item Code: SQ229
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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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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
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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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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
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Kabocha
(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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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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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 - $10.00
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Lady Godiva
New!
(C. pepo) The popular naked-seeded pumpkin that produces
seeds without the hard shell that develops on most
pumpkin seeds. They are ready to eat straight from the
fruit, or better yet, roast with a little olive oil and sea salt
and enjoy! High in nutrition and protein, they are nature’s
perfect snack. The pumpkins themselves are quite attractive,
with yellow-orange rinds that are striped with green;
perfect for decorations.
Item Code: SQ217
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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. - $6.50
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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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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
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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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Mexican Xtop
(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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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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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
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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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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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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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Pacheco Pumpkin
New!
(C. pepo) A pumpkin that has a beautiful yellow rind, and is filled
with delicious creamy yellow flesh; quite tasty! This heirloom is
said to be collected at a rancho west of Chihuahua, Old Mexico.
Item Code: SQ231
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Paydon Family Heirloom
(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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Pennsylvania Dutch Crookneck
New!
C. moschata) A popular 19th century Pennsylvania variety
that is still grown in many Amish communities. Sometimes
called "Neck Pumpkin" because of its long, flesh-filled neck.
It kind of resembles a giant butternut squash with a very
long neck; they can reach 20 lbs in size! The flesh is superb,
being deep orange and richly flavored, making it so popular
with Amish wives for making their delectable pumpkin
pies, butters and other deserts. A favorite of ours, and a
good keeper.
Item Code: SQ218
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Pipian From Tuxpan
New!
(C. mixta) A lovely 6 lb round squash that has fine white and green
stripes! Very easy to grow, and the long vines produce an incredible
amount of fruit here! We collected this variety near Tuxpan,
Mexico from a gentleman at a roadside stand; he said this variety
is grown for its large, tasty seeds that are used in Mexican deserts
and other foods. These fruit are very seedy, with loads of big
white-skinned seeds that have silver rims. Inside the skin, they
are filled with tender, nutty seeds that are great raw and superb
roasted!
Item Code: SQ227
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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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Queensland Blue
(C. maxima)110 days 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
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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
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Red Warty Thing or Victor
New!
C. maxima) An incredible old squash, introduced a few years ago
by Rupp Seeds as "Red Warty Thing", after receiving some seeds
from the USDA; however, what they received was incorrectly labeled.
After doing research, Dr. Amy Goldman now believes this
variety is actually the true Victor, a variety introduced by Gregory’s
19th century seed house after Mr. Gregory saw this variety at exhibited
at county fairs. The round fruit are brilliant red, and completely
covered with bumps. Stunning to look at, and a must for
fall decorations; tasty flesh. A great market variety with vibrant
color, making it a quick seller.
Item Code: SQ228
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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 - $16.00
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Seminole Pumpkin
(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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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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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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Silver Edge
New!
(C. mixta) Grown for its beautiful, delicious seeds that are
very large and white, with silver edges, hence the name.
The fruit are round-to-pear-shaped, and are white with
green stripes, attractive for decorations and great for
seeds. A unique squash that is still popular in some parts
of Mexico.
Item Code: SQ222
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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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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
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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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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. - $10.00
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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
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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 - $7.50
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Table Queen Bush
(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
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Tennessee Sweet Potato
New!
C. mixta) Very popular in seed catalogs from the 19th and
early 20th centuries; this variety was then praised as the
best for pies among many seedsmen, who had an impressive
list of virtues for this squash, such as this 1918 listing
from Great Northern Seed Co: "A magnificent pear-shaped
variety of fine size, a little ribbed; color creamy white, sometimes
striped with green. Has no superior for making pies
and custards; when cooked it has somewhat the appearance
of sweet potatoes, but of more delicious taste. Flesh
thick, creamy white, remarkably fine grained, dry and brittle,
hardy and productive and keeps perfectly sound until
late in the Spring." We find the above description a little bit
of a stretch as far as its pie making qualities and the "better
than sweet potato-ness"; however, this type of squash
can really be great when fried in a skillet with onions, garlic
and a little salt, and they kind of taste like regular potatoes,
only more flavorful and delicious. Beautiful, pear-shaped
fruit are white with faint green stripes, making this variety
very ornamental as well!
Item Code: SQ220
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Thai Kang Kob Pumpkin
(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
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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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Thai Rai Kaw Tok Pumpkin
(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
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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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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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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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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
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Turner Family Pumpkin
New!
C. pepo) A small, warted, Jack-O-Lantern type pumpkin that
weighs 4-7 lbs and develops unique warts as the fruit matures;
some have just a few warts, and others many. Beautiful and unusual.
Deep orange rinds and orange flesh. A fun variety for kids.
Pkt (15 seeds)
Item Code: SQ230
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Upper Ground Sweet Potato
New!
(C. moschata) This heirloom is still grown by a few people in the
South. An old, hardy type that grows well even in rather poor conditions,
and produces an abundance of medium-large, round-tobell-
shaped, tan fruit that have moist orange flesh that is said to
resemble that of the sweet potato, hence the name. Sweet, good
quality, and it keeps very well. A real rugged variety that is going
the way of the dinosaurs, if people don’t work to save it.
Item Code: SQ226
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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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White Acorn
(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
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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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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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