Squash

Squash

Acorn- Table King Squash

Grown on a smaller bush instead of vines. able King Bush Acorn squash is a winter squash. Plant forms a vigorous and compact bush plant that produces 5-8 squash per season. This is the best alternative to Honey Bear Hybrid Winter Squash. Table King is the perfect winter squash choice if you are short on space. Flavor just keeps getting better in storage.

Banana Squash

Fruits can get 4 feet long and 1 foot across and weight 70 pounds. Smooth pink-orange skin with sweet yellow/orange, fine-grained flesh

Black Beauty Zucchini

This early and prolific heirloom variety has been exceedingly popular for its very dark green skin and creamy white flesh. You know what they say about zucchini, "plant it and stand back." The fast-growing plants are very easy to grow and will continue to produce abundantly through summer if kept picked. Use in soups, salads, and casseroles. Great sliced thin for dips, battered and fried, or in veggie lasagna. Freezes well. Harvest while skins are still tender; pick really small for "baby zucchini."

Butterbush Squash

A butternut squash grown on a bush instead of vines

Butternut Waltham Squash

grown on vines. This variety, Waltham Butternut, has a hard, yellow to tan exterior but delicious sweet, orange flesh inside. Exceptional quality, no stringiness. This long-lasting squash stores all winter. 

Dark Green Zucchini

When this long green squash is mature it can be up to 10-12" in length! Ideal for multiple cooking dishes and baked goods such as cakes, breads and muffins. A summer squash, this green zucchini is a delight in the kitchen.

Delicata Squash-

Like a single serving of sweet winter candy, with decorative thin skin!

A favorite winter variety for its exquisitely sweet, single or double serving fruits, borne prolifically on dainty plants that don't overrun the garden like some whopping varieties. Skins can be left on when dicing or cutting rings if desired--pairs great with taters in a roasting pan!

Golden Zucchini

Heirloom zucchini blazes with bright-golden color and a delicious flavor. Fruits are medium-long, slender, and cylindrical in shape. Garden Hint: Fruits are best-tasting when 6–8" long. Cultivate or mulch to control weeds. Fertilize once fruits form to increase yield.

Spaghetti Squash

This squash produces plenty of medium-sized, 3–4 lb. oblong fruits. Flesh can be served up like spaghetti—an immediate hit with kids. CULINARY HINT: Slice fruit lengthwise, remove seeds, brush with olive oil and season with salt and pepper, roast face down until flesh fluffs out of shell with a fork for spaghetti-like appearance. Serve with marinara sauce or season to taste. Can be stored several months in a cool, dry place. 

Early Crookneck Squash

Meaty fruits with small crookneck have bright yellow, bumpy skin.

Bright-yellow crookneck fruits are graced with fine, meaty texture and succulent flavor. Dishes are nicely accented by olive oil and lemon and sprinkled with chives or basil. Good for freezing.