Squash Seeds
Packets contain about 20 seeds.
We are currently offering 12 varieties of Squash Seeds.
New, Long Island Cheese (C. moschata) ($3.50)
Large, buff-coloured, flattened, ribbed shape. winter keeper. Tender skin and thick, flavourful bright orange flesh, soft when cooked.
New, Sea Acorn Squash (Cucurbita pepo) ($3.50)
The original of this squash was found floating in the ocean during a kayak trip! Small dark green classic acorn, sweet frim yellow flesh. Stores well.
New, Sibley Hubbard (C. maxima) ($3.50)
An heirloom variety winter squash, produces 8 to 10 pound elongated football shape fruits. Slate blue colored skin, with some orange tinge on soil side. Very hard skin. Excellent storing squash. Said that they taste better if you store and wait until after New Year's to eat them.
New, Turban Squash (Cucurbita maxima) ($3.50)
Heirloom variety which looks similar to acorn squash. Keeps extremely well. Dark green leaved vines produce 8 by 12 inch fruit, weighing between 8 to 10 pounds. Fruits ready 120 days after sowing. Also known as "Turks Cap".
New, White Scallop Summer Squash (C. pepo) ($3.50)
Small, round and shallow shape w/ scalloped edges. Best harvested young (3 days to week old) so skin, flesh, and seeds remain tender. Also called Pattypan Squash and Squanter Squash by First Nations.
New, Kakai Edible-seed Pumpkin (C. pepo) ($3.50)
A more compact variety of Styrian Pumpkin, semi-bush, yielding 2 or 3 mid-sized green fruits striped with yellow. Seeds are large, dark green, hull-less, ready to toast for snacks or eat out-of-hand.
Burgess Buttercup (Cucurbita maxima) ($3.50)
Dark green w/ gray "button" on the blossom end. Relatively early maturing winter squash w/ fine grained orange flesh. Bushy, fairly compact plant. Approx. 100 days to maturity.
Styrian Pumpkin (Cucurbita pepo styriaca) ($3.50)
Naked (hulless) seeds are eaten raw or toasted. Sprawling plants produce about six 15-pound pumpkins. Light-coloured flesh can be used in zucchini recipes, pumpkin soup and stir-fries or be grated into winter salads. Will ripen even in cool wet summers.
Sweet Dumpling (Cucurbita pepo) ($3.50)
Acorn-shaped Delicata. Ivory-coloured fruits striped and mottled dark green. Compact 5-6 ft plant. 7 oz. Tender, sweet orange flesh gets even better with frost. 10 fruits per plant. Requires no curing. Stores 3-4 months.
Table King Acorn (Cucurbita pepo) ($3.50)
70-90 days. Gray-green ribbed, 2-pound fruit. Thick, pale-orange flesh. Excellent flavour gets even better with storage. 5-8 fruits per plant.
Triamble Squash (Cucurbita maxima) ($3.50)
Also known as Triangle. Very thick orange-yellow flesh. Excellent quality pie or vegetable squash. Long keeper. 5-10 pounds. 100 days.
Hokkaido Squash (Cucurbita maxima) ($3.50)
A medium-sized winter squash, with blue-green skin, and thick dark orange flesh, rich in flavour but not as dry as Buttercup when cooked. Good keeper. Fruits average 4 pounds, 4 per vine on large trailing plants. Sow directly in late May.