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Summer SQUASH SUMMER SQUASH CULTURE


As soon as the soil can be worked, plant thinly, ½" deep, in rows 12" apart. Allow 2 weeks for germination. Thin to 4" apart. An earlier crop can be obtained by starting 3-5 seeds in a peat pot (see pg. 48) in early May and planting them in early June. A packet contains 25 seeds unless otherwise stated. 1 oz. con- tains from 150 to 300 seeds depending on size.


Rond De Nice


W 4 FANCYCROOK HYBRID - 43 Day


Yellow


True gourmet quality and high yields. Out-yields other crook- necks by 40%. Buttery-yellow fruits have thin necks and ten- der, crispy, white flesh. Harvest when 5" long or less for best flavor. Vigorous plants have an open habit that permits easy har- vest. Tolerant to Powdery Mildew. #03537 (A) Pkt. $2.65; 2 pkts. $4.50; (K) ½ Oz $9.95


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Round Zucchini Fancycrook


19th century French heirloom. Spherical fruits are light-green in color and have tender flesh with a smooth, rich, delicious flavor. Harvest when 1" across for steaming or at 4" for stuff- ing. Vigorous, bushy plants are fast growing and prolific. #03565 (A) Pkt. $2.85; (L) 1 oz. $9.95


Early Golden Crookneck


SUMMER CROOKNECK 50 Day


4 W EARLY GOLDEN Yellow


4 EIGHT BALL HYBRID 40 Day


Round Zucchini


1999 AAS Winner. Novelty small, baseball-sized fruits make perfect single servings. Bush-type plants, with a 2-3' spread, produce dozens of squash. Harvest when 3" in di- ameter. Use as you would other zucchinis or stuff with your favorite filling and serve. Ideal for small space gardens.


#03535 (A) Pkt. (20 seeds) $2.95; 2 pkts. $4.95; (K) ½ oz. $9.95


Eight Ball Pattypan/Scallop W SUNBURST HYBRID -50 Day


1985 AAS Winner. Rounded with a scalloped edge, glossy, bright-yellow skin with a distinc- tive green button at the blos- som end. Tender, buttery flavor. Perfect for baby vegetables. Compact, bushy plants produce good yields mid-summer to frost. #03585 (A) Pkt. $2.75; (L) 1 oz. $11.95


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Popular since the 1800s. Tender, buttery flavor and firm texture make for choice eating. Big, semi-open plants yield consis- tently over a long picking period. Bright-yellow, slightly bumpy- skinned fruits are best when picked small, 4-6" long. Good for steaming, sautéing and freezing. #03530 (A) Pkt. $2.45; (L) 1 oz. $8.50


Sunburst Superpik


W 4 SUPERPIK HYBRID 50 Day


Zucchini Spinless Beauty


4 SPINLESS BEAUTY - 43 Day Medium size plants yield a bountiful harvest of uniform, cylindrical, medium green fruits that have a smooth stem for easy harvest. The flesh is creamy- white and has a delicate flavor. #03580 (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $3.15; 2 Pkts $5.35; (K) ½ Oz $9.95


Zucchini Celestial Scallop Mix


This shiny golden “straightneck” 7 to 8 inch fruits have a firm texture with a delicious sweet flavor. The fruits have high qual- ity no matter what size the fruits are picked. As long as you pick the fruits, the plants will keep bearing. The fruits color up early and have no green streaking. #03588 (A) Pkt. $2.95; (A) 2 pkts 4.95; (K) ½ Oz $10.50; (L) 1 Oz 19.95


CELESTIAL SCALLOP MIX 45-50 Day


Pattypan/Scallop


A mixture of ‘Pattypan’ type summer squash that includes dark green, pale green, white, pale yellow, bright yellow and even striped pie-shaped fruits. Pick them when they are tiny for baby vegetable dishes and pickling or teacup-sized for steaming, baking or stir-fry. Bush to semi-bush type plants. #03521 (A) Pkt. $2.65; 2 Pkts $4.50; (K) ½ Oz $9.95


43


W 4 PERFECT PICK HYBRID 42 Day


Zucchini


This unique squash is parthe- nocarpic, which means it needs no pollination to set fruits and therefore can be nearly seedless. Flesh is almost pure white with excellent flavor. Optimum size for picking is 6 to 8” long, but can be used when grown up to 12”. #03561 (A) Pkt.(10 seeds) $3.45; (V) 100 seeds $17.95


4 RAVEN HYBRID - 52 Day A highly productive semi-vining type with black-green skin and white flesh. Completely spine- less plant for easy picking. Holds quality well even when fruits grow larger. An excellent choice for sharing garden pro- duce with your neighbors. #03563 (A) Pkt. $2.65; (K) ½ oz. $8.95


Zucchini Vermont Melody


W 4 VERMONT MEDLEY HYBRID - 43-51 Day


Mixed Types Perfect Pick


All the colors of summer squash in a single packet. A mix of green and gold zucchinis, yellow sum- mer and Mediterranean squashes. Semi-compact plants take up less room and produce lots of squash. Experience almost limitless cook- ing opportunities with this beauti- ful, nutritious and interesting summer squash blend. #03597 (A) Pkt. (40 seeds) $2.95; 2 pkts. $4.95; (K) ½ oz. $9.95


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