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....

Summer Squash Seeds - Early Prolific Straight Neck

Cucurbita pepo HEIRLOOM. The most popular of straight neck squashes, this lemon yellow fruit has crisp, firm texture. Best when harvested 5-6" long.

Summer Squash Seeds - Cocozelle Zucchini

Cucurbita pepo HEIRLOOM. Features slender fruits with light and dark-green stripes on smooth, thin skins. Outstanding flavor with a dense flesh. Harvest when less than 10" long.

Winter Squash Seeds - Waltham Butternut

Cucurbita moschata Most popular of butternuts, 3-6 lb fruit with rich, nutty, orange flesh and excellent storage. Vigorous vines and dependable production. Harvest when light tan and allow to cure...

Winter Squash Seeds - Spaghetti

Cucurbita pepo HEIRLOOM. Who wouldn't be thrilled to grow their own pasta? When baked, these squash have a stringy flesh that can be used as a delicious low-calorie gluten-free pasta...

Pumpkin Seeds - Small Sugar

Cucurbita pepo HEIRLOOM. Small sweet fruit weighs 6-8 lbs. A beloved standard for pie makers everywhere. Dry flesh with no stringiness.

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...

Gourd Seeds - Luffa

Luffa aegyptiaca HEIRLOOM. Luffa plants have so much more to offer than just bath sponges! Grow them for their ornamental, care-free, rampantly exuberant vines which produce lovely 2" yellow flowers...

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...

Gourd Seeds - Birdhouse Bottle

Lagenaria siceraria HEIRLOOM. Bottle gourds, also known as birdhouse gourds or calabash, are known for their rounded shape, which makes them perfect for making containers, large scoops, musical instruments, and...

Summer Squash Seeds - Grey Zucchini

Cucurbita pepo HEIRLOOM. This classic zucchini was introduced in the 1930s by D.V. Burrell Seed Growers of Rocky Ford, Colorado. It has since come to be a favorite of farmers...

Pumpkin Seeds - Connecticut Field

Cucurbita pepo HEIRLOOM -Perhaps the original Thanksgiving pumpkin, now often used for carving. 15-25 lb fruits have thin rinds and thick yellow-orange flesh. Use for jack-o'-lanterns, canning and stock feed.

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...

Winter Squash Seeds - North Georgia Candy Roaster

Cucurbita maxima HEIRLOOM. Forget the "pumpkin" pie! Grow this Appalachian heirloom for making pies, breads and other sweets. Candy Roasters are well known in the mountains for their full flavor...

Summer Squash Seeds - Golden Zucchini

Cucurbita pepo HEIRLOOM -These squash have the flavor of zucchini, but the color of sunshine. Great for mixing up the colors in zucchini relish or market displays. Expect slightly lower...

Summer Squash Seeds - Tromboncino

Cucurbita moschata HEIRLOOM. Tromboncino squash, also known as zucchetta, grow loooong necks which curl in fanciful shapes. Fruits are best when harvested at 8 to 18 inches long, and have a...

Winter Squash Seeds - Delicata Bush

Cucurbita pepo HEIRLOOM. Similar to the vining Delicata, this bush variety has a tidier habit of only about 5'. Slightly nutty flavor with creamy skin is perfect for soups! Good...

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...

Winter Squash Seeds - Candy Roaster Melon

Cucurbita maxima HEIRLOOM. A North Carolina original and part of the Slow Foods Ark of Taste! Large, rampant vines produce 12-14 lb fruits. Produces delightfully warty, buttercup-shaped fruit, with pinkish-orange...

Winter Squash Seeds - Tahitian Butternut

Cucurbita moschata Sweeter than most other squashes, and only gets better with age! Large fruits shaped like butternuts with elongated necks and light golden-orange skin. Gets sweeter in storage. Vigorous...

Pumpkin Seeds - Jack-B-Little

Cucurbita pepo Charming mini pumpkins 3-6" in diameter with deeply ribbed orange flesh. Vigorous vines produce 8-20 fruits each. Use for stuffed pumpkin dishes, seasonal decoration & bringing delight to...