SUMMER SQUASH CULTURE
After the late spring frost, plant thinly, ½" deep, in rows 36-48" apart. Allow 2 weeks for germination. Thin to 18-24" apart. An earlier crop can be obtained by starting 3-5 seeds in a Jiffy®
in early May and planting them outside in early June. Packets contain 25 seeds unless otherwise stated.
Baby Boom Hybrid
60-70 Day. Zucchini. Plentiful, miniature, dark green squashes are produced on compact, low-growing bushes. Pick fruits when they are 3-4" long for cute, personal sized fruits that are perfect for dipping or in salads. Let fruits mature to full size for use in breads, stir-fries and more! Either way the flavor and tenderness is outstanding. You’ll appreciate the sheer volume of this vigorous, squash-pro- ducing machine!
#03506 (A) Pkt. (15 seeds) $2.55 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 habit.
#03521 (A) Pkt. $2.85; 2 or more pkts. $2.50 each 4 W ❦ Early Golden Summer Crookneck
50 Day. Yellow Crookneck. Popular since the 1800’s. Tender, buttery flavor and firm texture make for choice eating. Big, semi-open plants yield consistently 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. $2.75; 2 or more pkts. $2.40 each 4 Eight Ball Hybrid
40 Day. Round Zucchini. 1999 AAS Winner. Small novelty, baseball-sized fruits make perfect single servings. Bush-type plants, with a 2-3' spread, produce dozens of squash. Harvest when 3" in diameter. 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 or more pkts. $2.55 each W 4 Fancycrook Hybrid
43 Day. Yellow Crookneck. True gourmet quality and high yields. Out-yields other crooknecks by 40%. Buttery-yellow fruits have thin necks and tender, crispy, white flesh. Harvest when 5" long or less for best flavor. Vigorous plants have an open habit that permits easy harvest. Tolerant to Powdery Mildew.
#03537 (A) Pkt. $3.45; 2 or more pkts. $2.95 each; (K) ½ oz. $32.95 W 4 Perfect Pick Hybrid
42 Day. Zucchini. Tis unique squash is parthenocarpic, 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 6-8" long, but can be used when grown up to 12".
#03561 (A) Pkt. (10 seeds) $3.45; 2 or more pkts. $2.95 each b ❦ Rond De Nice
45 Day. Round Zucchini. 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 stuffing. Vigorous, bushy plants are fast growing and prolific.
#03565 (A) Pkt. $2.95; 2 or more pkts. $2.55 each 4 Spineless Beauty Hybrid
43 Day. Zucchini. Medium size plants yield a bountiful harvest of uniform, cy- lindrical, medium green fruits that have a smooth stem for easy harvest. Te flesh is creamy-white and has a delicate flavor.
#03580 (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $3.25; 2 or more pkts. $2.85 each; (K) ½ oz. $9.95 W 4 Vermont Medley Hybrid
43-51 Day. Mixed Types. All the colors of summer squash in a single packet. A mix of green and gold zucchinis, yellow summer and Mediterranean squashes. Semi-compact plants take up less room and produce lots of squash. Experience almost limitless cooking opportunities with this beautiful, nutritious and inter- esting summer squash blend.
#03597 (A) Pkt. (40 seeds) $3.10; 2 or more pkts. $2.75 each Superpik Vermont Medley W Sunburst Hybrid
50 Day. Pattypan/Scallop. 1985 AAS Winner. Rounded with a scalloped edge, glossy, bright-yellow skin with a distinctive green button at the blossom end. Ten- der, buttery flavor. Perfect for baby vegetables. Compact, bushy plants produce good yields mid-summer to frost.
#03585 (A) Pkt. $2.95; 2 or more pkts. $2.55 each; (L) 1 oz. $11.95 W 4 Superpik Hybrid
50 Day. Yellow Straightneck. Tese shiny golden ‘straightneck’ 7-8" fruits have a firm texture with a delicious sweet flavor. Te fruits have high quality no matter what size the fruits are picked. As long as you pick the fruits, the plants will keep bearing. Te fruits color up early and have no green streaking.
#03588 (A) Pkt. (30 seeds) $2.95; 2 or more pkts. $2.55 each Order Online
VermontBean.com • Phone Orders 800-349-1071 • Fax Orders 888-500-7333 43 Spineless Beauty Sunburst Rond Eight Ball De Nice Early Golden Summer Celestial Mix Baby Boom peat pot (see page 48)
SQUASH Summer/Pattypan
Perfect Pick
Fancycrook
Page 1 |
Page 2 |
Page 3 |
Page 4 |
Page 5 |
Page 6 |
Page 7 |
Page 8 |
Page 9 |
Page 10 |
Page 11 |
Page 12 |
Page 13 |
Page 14 |
Page 15 |
Page 16 |
Page 17 |
Page 18 |
Page 19 |
Page 20 |
Page 21 |
Page 22 |
Page 23 |
Page 24 |
Page 25 |
Page 26 |
Page 27 |
Page 28 |
Page 29 |
Page 30 |
Page 31 |
Page 32 |
Page 33 |
Page 34 |
Page 35 |
Page 36 |
Page 37 |
Page 38 |
Page 39 |
Page 40 |
Page 41 |
Page 42 |
Page 43 |
Page 44 |
Page 45 |
Page 46 |
Page 47 |
Page 48 |
Page 49 |
Page 50 |
Page 51 |
Page 52 |
Page 53 |
Page 54 |
Page 55 |
Page 56