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Squash ‐ Summer

SQ56‐10 ‐ Ambassador Squash SQ55‐10 ‐ Aristocrat Squash

51 days. pepo. (F1) This early 1973 All‐America Selections Winner! maturing produces high yields of medium dark green squash. Easy to pick. 53 days. . (F1) This early maturing This high‐quality squash is an excellent plant produces good yields of 8" long dark green choice for home gardens and market squash. One of the best zucchini squash growers. Disease Resistant: PM. A summer varieties on the market. It is very smooth and squash variety. slender. Easy to pick. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. A variety.

SQ66‐20 ‐ Benning's Green Tint Squash SQ2‐20 ‐ Black Beauty Zucchini Squash

63 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. 1957 All‐America Selections Winner! This early maturing bush‐type plant produces high yields of pale green scalloped 60 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. squash. It is easy to grow and rarely This early maturing bush‐type plant bothered by insects. It has a creamy texture produces high yields of straight dark green and is very flavorful. Best when harvested zucchini squash. The outer surface is very when 3" in diameter. This bush‐type plant smooth. Best when harvested when squash grows only 4 feet and is suitable for small is 8" long. This is an improved variety over home gardens and market growers. A the old Black Zucchini. This bush‐type plant summer squash variety. is suitable for smaller gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 7370. A summer squash variety.

SQ45‐20 ‐ Black Zucchini Squash SQ110‐20 ‐ Bush Baby Squash

75 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. 49 days. Cucurbita pepo. (F1) This early The plant produces high yields of straight maturing plant produces good yields of smooth dark green zucchini squash. The small 4" to 6" long baby zucchini squash. greenish‐white flesh is very flavorful. Best This is a true baby squash that is glossy when harvested when 8" long. An excellent medium‐dark green with stripes. Suitable for choice for home gardens and market containers. An excellent choice for home growers. A summer squash variety. gardens. A summer squash variety.

SQ6‐10 ‐ Butterstick Squash SQ46‐20 ‐ Caserta Zucchini Squash

50 days. Cucurbita pepo. (F1) This early 1949 All‐America Selections Winner! maturing semi‐bush plant produces good yields of bright golden yellow straightneck 65 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. type squash. It has smooth skin and creamy‐ This early maturing bush‐type plant produces high yields of 16" long grayish‐ white flesh. Very sweet with a nutty flavor. Use raw in a salad or can be used in soups, green zucchini squash with dark green stews, and casseroles. Best when harvested stripes. Very flavorful. An excellent choice at 10" long. This bush‐type plant is suitable for home gardens. United States Department for small gardens. Easy to harvest. A of Agriculture, NSL 5231. A summer squash summer squash variety. variety.

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SQ103‐20 ‐ Cashflow Squash SQ26‐20 ‐ Cocozelle Zucchini Squash

47 days. Cucurbita pepo. (F1) This early 45 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. maturing Bush‐type plant produces high yields This early maturing bush‐type plant of 2" wide by 8" long medium green zucchini produces good yields of dark green with squash. This exceptional quality squash is light green stripes squash. The Italian best when harvested at 8" long. Great used Zucchini is very flavorful and tender. Best fresh, freezing, or canned. are upright when harvested at 12" long or smaller. and open making them easy to harvest. An Excellent for slicing, frying, and steaming. A excellent choice for home gardens, farmer's good freezing and canning variety. Pick markets, and market growers. Disease often when squash is young to prolong the Resistant: ZYMV. A summer squash variety. harvest. An excellent choice for home gardens. A variety from Italy. A summer squash variety.

SQ47‐20 ‐ Dark Green Zucchini Squash SQ9‐20 ‐ Dixie Squash

75 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. 41 days. . (F1) This early The plant produces high yields of dark green maturing plant produces heavy yields of zucchini. Excellent sliced, fried, steamed, or shiny lemon‐yellow squash. It has smooth baked. An excellent choice for home gardens skin, unlike other yellow crookneck varieties. and market growers. A summer squash Very flavorful and tender. Great freezing and variety. canning variety. Best when harvested when 6" long. Always a great seller at Farmer’s Markets! An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. A summer squash variety.

SQ33‐20 ‐ Early Golden Summer SQ10‐20 ‐ Early Prolific

42 days. Cucurbita moschata. Open 1938 All‐America Pollinated. This early maturing bush‐type Selections Winner! plant produces high yields of 3" wide by 8" long buttery yellow squash with a narrow 48 days. Cucurbita pepo. curved neck. Very tender and flavorful. Turns Open Pollinated. This darker yellow as it matures. Excellent fried, early maturing plant steamed, or baked. Best harvested when 4 produces high yields of to 6" long. One of the earliest crookneck creamy‐yellow slightly squash on the market which keeps club‐shaped squash. producing all summer long. An excellent This is a quality squash! choice for home gardens, farmer's markets, and market growers. A Best when harvested summer squash variety. when 7" long or smaller. An excellent choice for home gardens. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 5232. A summer squash variety.

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SQ16‐20 ‐ Early White Bush Scallop Squash SQ34‐20 ‐ Eight Ball Squash

49 days. Cucurbita pepo. 1999 All‐America Open Pollinated. This Selections Winner! early maturing plant bush‐type plant 42 days. Cucurbita pepo. produces good yields of (F1) This early maturing 4 to 6 " diameter white plant produces heavy . It has yields of 4" round a creamy texture and is summer squash. This very flavorful. They are zucchini squash has low in calories and a shiny speckled green good source of colors and is the size of A. It is easy to grow and a billiard ball. It rarely bothered by produces all season insects. Also known as long. This gourmet Patty Pan. An excellent squash is great for choice for home gardens stuffing or grilling. You and market growers. A can also use it as a bowl summer squash variety. and scoop out the seeds and fill it with dip or salad. Best when harvested when squash is fruit is 2 to 3" in diameter. The plant vines are 3 feet long making it ideal for small gardens. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. A summer squash variety.

SQ122‐20 ‐ Enterprise Squash SQ59‐10 ‐ Fancycrook Squash

41 days. Cucurbita pepo. (F1) This early 43 days. Cucurbita pepo. (F1) This early maturing maturing bush‐type plant produces heavy plant produces high yields of buttery‐yellow yields of 8" long by 2" wide straightneck crookneck squash. This squash has tender, yellow squash. This high‐quality squash is crispy, white flesh. It beats out other crooknecks straight and slender. It has a mild creamy production by more than 40%. Best when sweet yet savory flavor. This bush‐type plant harvested when 5" long. Always a great seller at can have multiple harvests and is adaptable Farmer’s Markets! An excellent choice for home and can grow in any region of the country. gardens, market growers, and open field An excellent choice for home gardens and production. A variety from the United States of market growers. A variety from the United America. Disease Resistant: PM. A summer States of America. Disease Resistant: PM. A summer squash variety. squash variety.

SQ11‐20 ‐ Festival Squash SQ24‐20 ‐ Fordhook Zucchini Squash

100 days. Cucurbita pepo. (F1) This semi‐ 1942 All‐America Selections Winner! bush plant produces good yields of 2 lb that has shades of green, gold, 57 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. and orange. No two will look alike! It has This early maturing bush‐type plant flavorful golden flesh. This gourmet squash produces high yields of 8 to 12" long zucchini. The squash is dark green and is is great baked or roasted. This bush type plant is suitable for small gardens. It keeps straight to slightly curved. Its flesh is 3 months after harvest. An excellent choice creamy white, tender, and very tasty. Best for home gardens and Farmer’s Markets. A harvested when 5" to 7" long. It freezes well summer squash variety. too. A favorite in the Southwest of the United States and in Mexico. Heat Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. A summer squash variety.

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SQ93‐20 ‐ Genovese Squash SQ12‐5 ‐ Giant Show King Squash

55 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. 130 days. . Open This early maturing plant produces high Pollinated. The plant produces giant gray‐ yields of light green squash. The flavor and green color squash. This unique squash was texture remain tender and delicious well developed by Howard Dill who also grew the beyond the baby stage. Great frying and World Record Dill’s Atlantic Giant . grilling variety. One of the most productive The squash can grow from 400 lbs up to 990 summer squash available. An excellent lbs! Impress your neighbors and grow a choice for home gardens and specialty World Record size squash. The current world market growers. A variety from Italy. A record set in Nova Scotia was at 1,486 lbs. summer squash variety. These are Genuine seeds from the grower ‐ Howard Dill of Nova Scotia. A summer squash variety.

SQ1‐20 ‐ Gold Rush Squash SQ86‐20 ‐ Golden Scallop Squash

1980 All‐America Selections Winner! 68 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. Bush type plant produces heavy yields of 3" 50 days. Cucurbita pepo. (F1) This early golden yellow squash. This gourmet squash maturing compact plant produces good is tender and delicious with a pale green yields of 10" long brilliant golden yellow interior. An excellent choice for home zucchini squash. Its creamy white flesh is gardens. A summer squash variety. delicious. They may be picked young for gourmet dishes or they may be allowed to reach full size and the flavor remains the same. The squash has waxy skin creating a nice protective barrier against insects. Each plant will occupy only about four square feet. Squash lovers should try this variety at least once. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. A summer squash variety.

SQ85‐20 ‐ Golden Zucchini Squash SQ25‐20 ‐ Grey Zucchini Squash

55 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. 45 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. This early maturing compact bush‐type plant This early maturing plant bush‐type plant produces heavy yields of 8" long bright produces high yields of 7" long zucchini. The golden yellow zucchini squash. The squash squash is medium green with silvery is tender and delicious with a creamy white speckles and is straight and smooth at the interior. This variety was first introduced in young stage. It is firm, mild, and very tasty. 1973 by W. Atlee Burpee of Philadelphia. An Best harvested when 5" to 7" long. A excellent choice for home gardens. A favorite in the Southwest of the United summer squash variety. States and in Mexico. Heat Tolerant. An excellent choice for home gardens and market growers. A summer squash variety.

SQ63‐10 ‐ Italiano Largo Zucchini Squash SQ48‐20 ‐ Lebanese White Bush Squash

59 days. Cucurbita pepo. (F1) This early maturing 45 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. plant produces high yields of 16" long x 3 ½" wide This early maturing bush‐type plant Zucchini‐type squash. It has a rich full flavor. This produces high yields of white squash. This variety has a small seed cavity and very few amazing variety yields 15 squash per plant! seeds. Perfect for gourmet dishes. Suitable for This squash is very flavorful. It is widely home gardens. A summer squash variety. grown in the Middle East. An excellent choice for home gardens. An heirloom variety from Lebanon. A summer squash.

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SQ53‐10 ‐ Peter Pan Squash SQ74‐20 ‐ Romanesco Squash

1982 All‐America Selections Winner! 55 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. This early maturing plant produces good 49 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. The yields of 12 to 16" long zucchini squash. The plant produces heavy yields of 3" diameter flesh and is very flavorful and sweet and light green scallop type squash. This gourmet delicious raw or cooked. Great stuffed, fried, miniature patty pan type squash is meatier or sliced. Used in soups, omelets, salads, than most patty pans and has a distinctive and pasta dishes. Flowers are edible. Best delicious sweet flavor. One of the best scallop when picked when 6" long with the flower squash varieties on the market. You can pick still attached. Suitable for home garden and over a long period. This bush type plant takes market growers. Also known as Costata little space making it ideal for small gardens. An excellent choice for Romanesco Squash. An heirloom variety from Italy. A summer squash home gardens, farmer's markets, and market growers. A summer variety. squash variety.

SQ92‐10 ‐ Rondo de Nice Squash SQ49‐20 ‐ Round Zucchini Squash

52 days. Cucurbita moschata. Open 45 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. Pollinated. This early maturing bush‐type This early maturing compact bush‐type plant plant produces good yields of light‐green produces high yields of 2 ½ to 3" round grey‐ small round zucchini squash. It is best when green zucchini. It has delicious creamy harvested when golf ball size. Ideal gourmet yellow flesh. Suitable for small home squash for stuffing. Good freezer variety. An gardens. An heirloom squash from the excellent choice for home gardens and United States of America. United States specialty market growers. An heirloom Department of Agriculture, PI 615105. A variety from France. A summer squash summer squash variety. variety.

SQ42‐20 ‐ Saffron Prolific Straightneck Squash SQ83‐20 ‐ Scallop White Squash

44 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. 49 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. This early maturing bush‐type plant produces This early maturing bush‐type plant heavy yields of very uniform 8" long yellow produces high yields of 8 ½″ wide by 3 ½″ zucchini squash. This is an improved yellow deep white squash. Creamy texture and straightneck. Very flavorful. It has very large very flavorful. It is one of the best‐tasting leaves giving good sunburn protection. varieties around today! Excellent fried or Suitable for the home garden, farmer's baked. The squash has been grown by the markets, and market growers. A variety from Northern tribes in America for hundreds of the United States of America. United States years. Also known as Patty Pan. Suitable for Department of Agriculture, PI 595838. A summer squash variety. small home gardens, farmer's markets, and market growers. An ancient Native American heirloom variety. A summer squash variety.

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SQ17‐20 ‐ Scallop Yellow Squash SQ98‐10 ‐ Seneca Prolific Squash

49 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. 51 days. Cucurbita pepo. (F1) This early This early maturing bush‐type plant maturing plant produces heavy yields of produces high yields of 8 ½″ wide by 3 ½″ yellow straightneck summer squash. This bright yellow squash. Creamy texture and plant produces higher yields of yellow very flavorful. It is one of the best‐tasting straightneck summer squash than other varieties around today! Excellent fried or varieties. It is very flavorful and tender. baked. It is easy to grow and rarely bothered Excellent freezing and canning varieties. by insects. Also known as Patty Pan. The Best when harvested when 6" long. A variety squash has been grown by the Northern from the United States of America. A tribes in America for hundreds of years. Also summer squash variety. known as Patty Pan. Suitable for small home gardens, farmer's markets, and market growers. An ancient Native American heirloom variety. A summer squash variety.

SQ94‐20 ‐ Striata d'Italia Squash SQ31‐20 ‐ Table King Squash

50 days. Cucurbita moschata. Open 1974 All‐America Selections Winner! Pollinated. This early maturing bush‐type plant produces good yields of beautiful 85 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. zucchini squash with mottled light and dark This compact bush‐type plant produces high green stripes. The squash has excellent yields of 2 lb dark gray‐green acorn squash. flavor & texture. The bush‐type plant is wide The orange flesh is never stringy and very open making it easy to harvest. An excellent flavorful. Excellent baked, stuffed, sliced, fried, roasted, or steamed. The squash is a choice for home gardens, farmer's markets, and market growers. An heirloom variety fantastic keeper and its flavor even from Italy. A summer squash variety. improves during storage. This variety is regarded as one of the most prolific available as it yields as many as 8 squashes per plant! It is perfect for small home gardens as it only grows around 3 ft in diameter. An heirloom variety from the United States of America. Suitable for home gardens, farmer's markets, market growers, and commercial growers. United States Department of Agriculture, NSL 98075. A summer squash variety.

SQ44‐20 ‐ Tromba d'Albegna Squash SQ40‐10 ‐ Zucchini Squash

75 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. 70 days. Cucurbita moschata. Open The plant produces good yields of 20" long Pollinated. The plant produces high yields of Italian squash that is pale green with yellow 36" long light green to tan zucchini squash. stripes and long curved with a bulb at the It has a tender, mild, sweet and nutty flavor. end. The dark yellow flesh is very flavorful. It is one of the best eating summer squash. Excellent sliced, fried, or steamed. The plant Excellent steamed, grilled or used fresh in has climbing vines like a pumpkin, so give salads. The Italians use it for stuffing in them plenty of space as they will run 20 to gnocchi and ravioli. Zucchino Rampicante 25 feet. The plants will grow well on a trellis Squash. An excellent choice for home or fence. An excellent choice if squash bugs gardens and specialty markets. An heirloom are a problem in your garden. An heirloom variety from Italy. A summer variety from Italy. A summer squash variety. squash variety.

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SQ87‐20 ‐ Squash (Green) SQ50‐20 ‐ Vegetable Marrow Squash (White)

85 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. 85 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. This compact plant produces good yields of This compact plant produces good yields of beautiful dark green squash. Excellent when 10" long snow‐white Lebanese‐type squash. topped with spaghetti sauce and cheese. It can be picked young when pale green too. The British add bread crumbs, onions, nuts, Excellent when topped with spaghetti sauce a bit of hot Italian sausage for stuffing. Best and cheese. The creamy white interior is when harvested when 8" long. Perfect for great for stuffing and baking. Best when small home gardens, containers, and raised harvested when 8" long or less. Perfect for beds. An heirloom variety from England, small home gardens, containers, and raised United Kingdom. A summer squash variety. beds. A summer squash variety.

SQ51‐20 ‐ White Bush Squash SQ114‐20 ‐ White Summer Squash

65 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open 52 days. Cucurbita pepo. This early maturing Pollinated. This early maturing semi‐bush plant produces good yields of bush‐type plant produces good white straightneck type squash. This is yields of 8‐1/2″ wide by 3‐1/2″ similar to the Butterstick Squash, but white deep creamy white squash with in color. Use raw in a salad or can be used scalloped edges. It is very juicy in soups, stews, and casseroles. Best when and delicious with uniform and harvested at 10" long. This bush‐type plant excellent quality. A beautiful is suitable for small gardens. A summer gourmet variety that is excellently squash variety. fried, steamed, or used fresh. Suitable for small home gardens and specialty market growers. A summer squash variety.

SQ23‐20 ‐ Yellow Crookneck Squash SQ102‐20 ‐ Zucchini Elite Squash

58 days. Cucurbita pepo. Open Pollinated. 48 days. Cucurbita pepo. (F1) This early This early maturing bush‐type plant maturing plant produces heavy yields of produces high yields of bright yellow squash medium green zucchini squash. The squash with a narrow curved neck. Very tender and is slim and has exceptional qualities. It is flavorful. The squash has a buttery flavor low in calories and high in vitamin A. The and firm texture. Excellent fried, steamed, or squash is best when harvested 8" long. baked. Best harvested when 6" long. One of Great freezing and canning squash. The the most productive squashes which keep plant is open making it easy for picking, and producing all summer long. It holds and its yields are incredible. One of our best‐ ships well. Always a great seller at Farmer’s selling squash. Always a great seller at Markets! An excellent choice for home gardens, farmer's markets, Farmer’s Markets! An excellent choice for home gardens, farmer's market growers, open field production, and commercial production. A markets, market growers, open field production, and commercial 1700s Native American heirloom variety from the United States of grower. A summer squash variety. America. A summer squash variety.

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