Squash and Gourd Seeds

Vegetable Seeds

Squash Seeds: These bushy or vining plants are found in every garden, often volunteering to guard the compost pile with large spreading leaves. Contrary to the name, winter squash is actually grown in the summer, started the same time as summer squash, but it takes much longer to mature. When it is ripe the fruits will have a hard outer shell and store all winter. Pumpkins are a type of winter squash that tends to be singled out for the orange rind and round shape. Summer squash are the same species as many winter squash but they are eaten at the immature stage, when the skin is still very delicate & tender.

Squash Companions: beans, celery, corn, dill, nasturtium, onions, cucumbers, mint, marigold, oregano, borage.

Squash Antagonists: cabbage and potatoes.

Gourd Seeds: For thousands of years gourds have held limitless potential for human creativity. They can be turned into bowls, bottles, birdhouses, toys, cups, ladles, instruments, scrubbers, and anything else one could imagine. The fruit is usually not edible and should be left on the vines until the rind is dry and hard with a lightweight feeling. When the seeds rattle, the gourds are ready for crafting.

Gourd Companions: radish, catnip, broccoli, tansy, dill and marigold.

Gourd Antagonists: none known.


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Summer Squash Seeds - Black Beauty Zucchini, ORGANIC

Cucurbita pepo   ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. Bush type plant produces high yields of straight green-nearly-black zucchini. A thin glossy skin gives way to creamy tasty flesh. Harvest when fruit is 6-8".

Summer Squash Seeds - Early Summer Crookneck, ORGANIC

Cucurbita pepo ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. A popular bright yellow summer squash with a graceful arch in the neck. Harvest when skin is still pale yellow at 6-8" long for best flavor....

Winter Squash Seeds - Table Queen Bush Acorn, ORGANIC

Cucurbita pepo ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. A great winter squash for a small garden! Compact bush plants grow 36" in diameter with 3-8 fruits per plant. Otherwise identical to Table Queen Acorn...

Summer Squash Seeds - Scallop Yellow Bush, ORGANIC

Cucurbita pepo ORGANIC. Very productive cheery yellow patty pan squash that is best picked when small enough to fit in your hand. Less attractive to squash bugs than other summer...

Winter Squash Seeds - South Anna Butternut, ORGANIC

Cucurbita moschata ORGANIC. Developed by the dedicated and talented breeder Edmund Frost from Common Wealth Seeds in Virginia, the South Anna is a downy mildew resistant butternut type that is...

Pumpkin Seeds - Cinderella, ORGANIC

Cucurbita maxima HEIRLOOM - With only the slightest imagination does this heavily ribbed, bright orange squash turn into Cinderella's carriage! Also known as Rouge Vif d'Etampes, this highly ornamental French...

Summer Squash Seeds - Bennings Green Tint, ORGANIC

Cucurbita pepo ORGANIC. HEIRLOOM. A heavy yielding patty pan squash which starts out pale green and changes to a smooth white finish when left on the plant. Excellent flavor and...

Summer Squash Seeds - Dark Star Zucchini, ORGANIC

Cucurbita pepo ORGANIC. This amazing new introduction is the result of a collaboration between farmers Bill Reynolds and Donna Ferguson, who crossed the classic heirloom Black Beauty with a modern...

Pumpkin Seeds - Styrian Hulless, ORGANIC

Cucurbita pepo ORGANIC. A staff favorite, we're happy to have this nutritional powerhouse back in stock. This hulless variety is grown primarily for its protein-rich seeds, though the flesh is...