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PVFS Squash Summer Black Beauty
Cucurbita pepo Annual This zucchini produces semi-upright, open plants with blocky, glossy, black-green fruits 6"—8" long and 2" in diameter. The flesh is tender, firm, and creamy white with excellent flavor. It is delicious grilled, steamed, boiled, sauteed, fried, or used in breads. Tiny baby squash can be used as appetizers or leave whole and sauteé with other vegetables. This variety also freezes well.
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PVFS Squash Summer Dark Green Zucchini
Cucurbita pepo Annual This zucchini produces small, uniform, high-quality fruit usually found only in hybrids. An excellent producing plant, the skin is dark green with light flecks. This versatile vegetable is delicious grilled, steamed, boiled, sauteed, fried, or used in breads. Tiny baby squash can be used as appetizers or leave whole and sauteé with other vegetables.
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PVFS Squash Summer Early Crookneck
Soil & Water: Provide squash plants with deep mounds of organic matter, rich soil, and heavy, even water. All squash are extremely frost sensitive, so use plastic mulches to heat soils in early spring and row covers to protect from frost at both ends of the growing cycle, especially in short growing seasons.
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PVFS Squash Winter Butternut
Harvesting & Storage: Harvest when stems begin to shrivel or you can no longer pierce the skin with a thumbnail, but be sure to harvest before the first hard frost. Cut squash from the vine leaving 2"—3" of stem attached. Allow to cure in the sun for 10 days to finish hardening the skins. Store in cool, dry conditions. To minimize the spread of rots, store in a single layer and do not allow squashes to touch.
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PVFS Squash, Summer, Early Prolific Straightneck
Soil & Water: Provide squash plants with deep mounds of organic matter, rich soil, and heavy, even water. All squash are extremely frost sensitive, so use plastic mulches to heat soils in early spring and row covers to protect from frost at both ends of the growing cycle, especially in short growing seasons.
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PVFS Squash, Summer, Fordhook
Soil & Water: Provide squash plants with deep mounds of organic matter, rich soil, and heavy, even water. All squash are extremely frost sensitive, so use plastic mulches to heat soils in early spring and row covers to protect from frost at both ends of the growing cycle, especially in short growing seasons.
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PVFS Squash, Winter, Burgess Buttercup
Harvesting & Storage: Harvest when stems begin to shrivel or you can no longer pierce the skin with a thumbnail, but be sure to harvest before the first hard frost. Cut squash from the vine leaving 2"-3" of stem attached. Allow to cure in the sun for 10 days to finish hardening the skins. Store in cool, dry conditions. To minimize the spread of rots, store in a single layer and do not allow squashes to touch.
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PVFS Squash, Winter, Table Queen
Harvesting & Storage: Harvest when stems begin to shrivel or you can no longer pierce the skin with a thumbnail, but be sure to harvest before the first hard frost. Cut squash from the vine leaving 2"-3" of stem attached. Allow to cure in the sun for 10 days to finish hardening the skins. Store in cool, dry conditions. To minimize the spread of rots, store in a single layer and do not allow squashes to touch.
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PVFS Thyme, German Winter
Planting & Growing: Start seeds indoors 6-8 weeks before the last frost. Lightly pinch developing plants to encourage bushiness. Sow seed directly 2-3 weeks before the last frost. Thyme also thrives as a potted plant.
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PVFS Greeting Card Squash
Share your love of gardening with a lovely greeting card depicting artwork from our favorite Peaceful Valley Farm & Garden Organic Seed Packs. Choose from 12 designs, each with an interesting folk history of the plant on the back and an entertaining or amusing quote on the card face. Each card comes with an envelope and is protected by a cellophane sleeve. Mix-or-match discounts when you buy 3 or more cards.
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