SQUASH WINTER SQUASH CULTURE
After danger of frost, when soil is 55-60°F, sow in rows 6-8 feet apart, 3 seeds per foot, thinning to 1’ apart, or plant in hills 6 seeds per hill, thinning to 3 plants per hill 6-8’ apart each way. Seeds will not germinate in cool soil. Plant seeds 1” deep. When harvesting, leave stems on the squash. For best storage do not wash and do not bruise. Allow 9-12 days for germination. Well-rotted manure mixed into the bottom of each hill will help increase yields. A packet contains 30 seeds unless otherwise stated. One oz. contains about 200 seeds.
W auTumn cup Hybrid 95 Day
Buttercup Table Ace
Table ace Hybrid 70 Day
Acorn
Early, top quality and good keeping. Medium-small, 2½ lb. fruits with black-green skin. Sweet, golden flesh is nutty, al- most fiber free with exceptional quality. Vigorous, semi-bush plants are suitable for kitchen gardens. Yields 5-7 squash per plant.
#03670 (A) Pkt. $2.45; 2 pkts. $4.15; (L) 1 oz. $8.50
Semi-bush type buttercup that produces 3 to 4 2½ to 3 lb. dark green fruits. This squash has a deep orange flesh that is sweet and fine textured and makes good eating or stores well for later use. #03602 (A) Pkt. $2.65; 2 pkts. $4.50; (K) 1/2 oz. $9.95
Autumn Cup
W SweeT mama Hybrid 84 Day
Buttercup
1979 AAS Winner. An all- time favorite. Dark-green, drum-shaped fruits have thick, moderately-dry flesh with a very smooth texture and a sweet taste. Restricted vine growth makes it ideal for small gar- dens. Excellent keeper. #03669 (A) Pkt. $2.65; 2 pkts. $4.45; (L) 1 oz. $15.50
Sweet Mama Early Butternut
W early buTTernuT Hyb. 85 Day
Butternut
Productive and early. Each plant produces 4-5 fruits averaging 2 lbs. each. Deep reddish-orange flesh is very sweet and delicious. Stores well. Good variety to trel- lis.
#03640 (A) Pkt. $2.65; 2 pkts. $4.50; (L) 1 oz. $7.95
❦ W 4 mooregold Buttercup
W 4 Sun SpoT Hybrid 75 Day
Buttercup
The perfect size personal butter- cup squash measuring 4” by 6” and weighing 1 to 1½ pounds just large enough for a small family. The fruits are red-orange when ripe and the flesh is orange, thick and dry. Matures quickly on a small, space saving vine so you will enjoy winter squash early. #03663 (A) Pkt. (20 seeds) $2.95; (K) ½ oz. $10.50; (L) 1 oz $17.95
Sweet Dumpling
W 4 SweeT dumpling 105 Day
Novelty
Excellent eating squash that are so decorative they can be used with gourds in a fall display. Skin is creamy in color with dark green stripes. Excellent stuffed with meat and baked like a bell pepper or prepared like squash. #03666 (A) Pkt. $2.45; 2 pkts. $4.25; (L) 1 oz. $7.75
Bonbon Sun Spot
W 4 beTTernuT 401 Hyb. 80 Day
Butternut
bonbon Hybrid - 81 Day 2005 AAS Winner. Sweet-as- candy flavor and space-saving vines. Thick orange flesh has rich, creamy texture when cooked. Dark green, 4 lb. fruits have gray button ends and silver stripes. Ripens a week earlier than similar varieties. Upright, semi-bush 8 ft. vines display wide adaptability and good dis- ease resistance. #03606 (A) Pkt. (25 seeds) $2.95; 2 pkts. $4.95; (K) ½ oz. $10.50
Buttercup 44
A new butternut variety that has good squash color and uniformity. The plant has a semi-bush habit that makes it good for smaller gar- dens. It has powdery mildew toler- ance and good crack resistance. #03613 (A) Pkt. $2.65; 2 pkts. $4.45; (K) ½ oz. $7.95; (L) 1 oz. $12.95
buTTernuT - 105 Day W 4 walTHam Butternut
Very popular variety. Large, bottle-shaped fruits have light- tan skin, small seed cavities and thick cylindrical necks without crooks. Fruits are about 9" long and weigh 4-5 lbs. Smooth- textured, deep-orange flesh is thick, moist and has a unique sweet flavor. Superior keeper. #03695 (A) Pkt. $2.65; 2 pkts. $4.45; (L) 1 oz. $7.95
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A remarkably good keeper, this bright orange fleshed squash has a very thick, smooth tex- tured meat. Fruits are bright orange in color, 6 to 7” in diam- eter and have a 4 to 6” layer of flesh. The vines are vigorous and productive, even more so than most buttercups. #03660 (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.25; (L) 1 oz. $5.95
Betternut Bush Delicata
❦ buSH delicaTa 80-100 Day
Delicata-Type
The fruits of this sweet potato squash are very similar to the one listed below except the vines only grow to 3 feet long, therefore it is more adapted to smaller gardens. If vines are a problem and you want squash, this is the variety for you. #03632 (A) Pkt. $2.45; 2 pkts. $4.10; (L) 1 oz. $7.95
Delicata
❦ delicaTa 100 Day
If you think you don’t like win- ter squash, this is the variety for you. Compact, oblong, 6-8" fruits have cream-colored skin with dark-green stripes and fine-grained orange flesh with incredibly sweet flavor much like a sweet potato. Great for kitchen gardens as vines can easily be grown on a fence or trellis. Each vine typically pro- duces 6-7 fruits that store well. Excellent for stuffing and bak- ing, even right after harvest. #03630 (A) Pkt. $2.45; 2 pkts. $4.10; (L) 1 oz. $7.95
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