| SQUASH & PUMPKINS
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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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
Out of Stock
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