![]() ![]() Heirloom with dark-green, deeply ribbed skin and fine-textured golden-yellow flesh that sweetens in storage. Store for winter use at 45-55 F in a dry place. Acorn or Table Queen Winter Squash Seeds. Harvest before frost, leaving part of the stem attached to the fruit. GARDEN HINTS: Leave on vine until fully mature. Turn often so they are able to fully dry a week or so and then properly them store accordingly. The flesh of this heirloom acorn squash is a sweet golden yellow that turns more orange in storage, and the rind is dark green and ribbed. Seeds are freshly packed for the growing season of the year listed. Pattypan squash generally has edible skin, but the larger the squash the tougher the skin is. Zucchini, yellow squash, and crookneck squash all have completely edible skin and seeds. Wash seeds and place them on a screen rack for drying or paper. The yellow and green squash you find from late spring to early fall are known most commonly as summer squash. Let them stay on the vine until fall and then cut off the vine let sit for a week and then cut them open scoop out flesh and place in water. Squash and pumpkins can be seed harvested the same way. ![]() Side note: Be sure to check what type of squash you have in order to determine cross pollination chances. For instance you can't grow two pepo varieties together or they will cross. With this in mind any variety from the same species or in other terms with the same last name of the 4 species listed above will cross and must be separated 500ft. Cucurbita pepo, Cucurbita Maxima, Cucurbita moschata, Cucurbita mixta. There are 4 groups of commonly grown varieties of squash. Product Features About Quick Fact Product Features Tuffy Organic Acorn Squash Seed Product ID: 2054G A favorite for baking. So they will cross will different types of squash. Pumpkins are actually from the squash family. ![]() Great winter variety to have around! Usual size ranges from 2 to 3 lbs. Known for it's acorn shape and delicious flavor this old heirloom variety is quite prolific and stores well. ![]()
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