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Yellow Crookneck Squash Cucurbita pepo Heirloom 8-9 in. Easy-to-grow, bush, yellow summer squash has been a favorite for over 150 years. Abundant producer of yellow-skinned, white-fleshed summer squash that are delicious lightly steamed. Sow 2-3 seeds every 2-3 feet in rows 3-6 feet apart when danger of frost has passed. Thin to strongest plant. Can be sown indoors in pots, 2-4 weeks before the last frost, and transplanted very carefully. Enrich soil heavily with mature compost Harvesting tips. Harvest young...
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Use light soil with a high organic content for most successful culture. The summer varieties, nearly all of which are bush growth, should be planted in hills 4’ apart each way, while the winter or other runner varieties require 8-10’. When thinning, save only 3-4 plants per hill. You can start plants early in peat pots indoors. As soon as seedlings in the garden emerge from the soil, begin regular dusting with recommended insecticides and fungicides to help control...
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Yellow-Type Summer Squash Packet of 30 Seeds
New! This productive plant keeps yielding beautiful, smooth, shiny, lemon-yellow crooked neck squash as long as they are picked routinely. It has the precocious yellow gene so it is stronger genetically and is resistant to cucumber and watermelon mosaic viruses. Its tasty, uniform fruits have thick, break-resistant curved necks yet softer stems for easy picking when they are 6” to 8” long~the best size. (F1.)
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Dundoo F-1 Summer Squash - 250 seeds
Open plant habit for easy harvest of shiny, dark-green, cylindrical fruit. Intermediate resistance to ZYMV (zucchini yellows mosiac virus) makes this an especially important variety. High-yielder in all seasons except winter, of course.
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You will have plenty for your neighbors. These are also good lightly grilled.
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Botanical Interests - Organic Heirloom Summer Black Beauty Zucchini Squash Seeds
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A parthenocarpic variety that yields mature fruit without pollination, greatly elongating the harvest window. Where many varieties abort their first fruits early in the season for lack of active pollinators, Partenon allows for the very earliest harvest of dark-green, glossy fruits. Once set, the fruits remain edible much longer, and do not become hugely overgrown. A real boon for early production under cool or rainy conditions or in protected environments that exclude pollinators, such as under...
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Squash - Summer Crookneck Squash seeds
Most people sow two or three seeds 24 to 36 inches apart for single-plant production, or four or five seeds in hills 48 inches apart. Cover one inch deep. When the plants are 2 to 3 inches tall, thin to one vigorous plant or no more than two or three plants per hill. I sow mine in a row spacing the seed about 9 to 12 inches apart. Seed should be planted 1 inch deep. F ruits should be ready for first harvest 50 to 65 days after seeds are planted.
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Squash, Summer Crookneck OG 250 seeds
(C. pepo) Semi-open bush plants produce extended heavy crops of smooth light yellow fruits with curved necks, bumps develop after edible stage. Best eaten when 5-6" long. Creamy white, sweet mild flesh has excellent flavor. Keep picked clean to enjoy all season. 55-60 days. CERTIFIED ORGANIC
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"This is one zucchini squash that won't produce enough for a small army. This delightful French heirloom is not available in stores, but well worth the trouble to grow. The 1 to 5 round fruit can be stuffed, steamed, and eaten as any summer squash. The flowers are a real culinary treat. "
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Summer Squash are a subset of squashes that are harvested when immature (while the rind is still tender and edible). All summer squashes are the fruits of the species Cucurbita pepo (although not all squashes of this species are considered summer squashes). The name "summer squash" refers to the inability to store these squashes for long periods of time (until winter), unlike winter squashes. Summer squashes, including young vegetable marrows (such as Zucchini, Yellow Straighneck and Yellow Croockneck...
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This art print was created using a sophisticated digital printer. The Giclee printing process delivers a fine stream of ink on archival paper, resulting in vivid, pure color and exceptional detail that is suitable for museum or gallery display.
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New! This productive plant keeps yielding beautiful, smooth, shiny, lemon-yellow crooked neck squash as long as they are picked routinely. It has the precocious yellow gene so it is stronger genetically and is resistant to cucumber and watermelon mosaic viruses. Its tasty, uniform fruits have thick, break-resistant curved necks yet softer stems for easy picking when they are 6” to 8” long~the best size. (F1.)
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Open plant habit for easy harvest of shiny, dark-green, cylindrical fruit. Intermediate resistance to ZYMV (zucchini yellows mosiac virus) makes this an especially important variety. High-yielder in all seasons except winter, of course.
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A hybrid yellow summer crookneck that is early, highly productive, and vigorous. Fruits are shiny lemon yellow, uniform and tastiest when 4 to 6 inches long. Low in calories and a good source of vitamin A. This packet will plant approximately 5 hills.
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Plant in rich well composted soil. Before the vine spreads apply mulch to control weeds. A warm weather crop that should not be planted too early in the spring. Sow in multiple plantings to have consistent production all season. Start with assorted varieties and you can fearlessly grow many squash in a surprisingly small space as they have a reputation for burying gardeners with their prolific output. By planting Summer Squash like a buttery Yellow Crookneck, a prolific Yellow Straightneck, and...
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Harvest a colorful cornucopia of summer squash with just one packet. Our blend includes four elite hybrids - Aristocrat, Butterstick, Goldbar and Clarimore - all bush or semi-bush types.
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Heirlooms Evermore Golden Summer Crookneck Squash Seeds, 25 seed
Golden Summer Crookneck Squash Seeds ( Cucurbita Pepo ). Very meaty summersquash with small crookneck and small seed cavity. Good yields. Best flavorat 4-6" size. Dates to about 1700. Plant seeds 1/2-1" deep, 2-3 seedsper hill, spaced 2-3' apart in late spring or early summer. After emergence,thin to one healthy plant per hill. Pick squash regularly to encouragefruit development. Best flavor when fruits are 4-6" long and skin is stilltender. 50 days.
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THIS IS AN ORIGINAL SEED PACKET THAT WAS MADE WITH THE INTENTION OF BEING FILLED WITH SEEDS FOR RETAIL SALE. IT WAS PRINTED AT THE APPROXIMANT DATE NOTED BELOW. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON ANTIQUE SEED PACKETS PLEASE LOOK AT MY COLLECTING SEED PACKETS AND DECORATING TIPS AREAS
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Squash, Golden Summer Crookneck 3.5 g
Summer squash is easy-to-grow, matures quickly, and produces lots of low-calorie, versatile fruits. Fruits of this variety have a bumpy, yellow skin and a crooked neck. Flesh is creamy yellow, very flavorful, with small seeds. Use raw in salads and with dips, or steamed, fried and baked. Freezes well.
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Golden Scallopini Bush Summer Squash Cucurbita pepo 3-5 in. Saucer-shaped golden fruits with scalloped edges. A delicious summer squash when picked small. Bushy plants are early to produce and remain prolific throughouth the season. S0w 2-3 seeds every 2-3 ft in rows 3-6 ft apart when danger of frost has passed. Thin to one plant. Can sow indoors, 2-4 wks before the last frost and transplant very carefully. Enrich soil heavily with mature compost. Most tender when picked young 3-4 in. long. Planting Depth...
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Squash is easy to grow, and most varieties are prolific producers. The size of your garden may determine which squash varieties to grow. Bush squash requires a much smaller space, than vining squash varieties. We have found there is always room for a crookneck!
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