Description
Various species
Plant this mix in a back corner and enjoy a sweet bounty all winter!
This mix of winter squash varieties keeps getting better as we add more growers to the cooperative! Each year, we add more heirloom and open-pollinated varieties, from delicate delicatas to buttery butternuts to honking hubbards, and everything in between! A real treat! Open-pollinated.
Squashes are a part of the vast agricultural and culinary legacy of this continent, with indigenous seedkeepers in modern-day Mexico and Central America cultivating some types at least 10,000 years ago. Along with their sisters corn and beans, they spread throughout the western hemisphere through the loving care of Native Americans and by the time European colonizers arrived on the continent, many varieties of squash were being grown by farmers from the southwest to the northeast. We owe an enormous debt of gratitude to the original stewards of the nutrient-packed, long-keeping, healthy-seed-spawning miracle that is a squash!
This mix includes Squash Red Kuri Winter, Squash Spaghetti, Squash Lower Salmon River, Squash Waltham Butternut, Squash Green Hubbard, and Squash Delicata.
On occasion, we substitute a different but similar variety into our mixes due to inventory changes. After you receive your mix, you can check the printed information on the back of the packet to see the ingredients of the mix.
25 Seeds.
Directions: Direct seed after frost. Or start indoors 6 weeks before last frost and transplant after frost. Plant with nasturtiums to deter pests.
|
Planting Depth |
Seed Spacing |
Days to Germination |
Days to Maturity |
|
¾” |
3’ |
7-14 |
varies, 80-115 days |