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Bush Table Queen (Acorn) Squash
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This vining type of squash produces dark olive green to almost black, deeply ribbed acorn shaped fruit. The orange-yellow flesh is firm, dry and sweet. This variety is very prolific and excellent for storing. This variety can be grown in the summer or fall in mild climates with great success. 85 days.
Packet size: 4.5 grams (approximately 25-30 seeds)
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Buttercup Squash
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This is a popular winter squash with smooth dark green/brown skin shaped like a drum or a flattened turban. The blossom end produces a distinctive "button". The fruit is harvested when it is about 6-7 inches in diameter and weighs about 2 pounds. The flesh is sweet, dry and very firm. 90 days.
Packet size: 4.5 grams (approximately 25-30 seeds)
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Waltham Butternut Squash
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This vining variety produces large nutty flavored fruit. It is an extremely high yielding squash. The fruit is thick at the stem with a large round bowl at blossom end. Fruits average about 9-12 inches long and weigh about 3 pounds. Its creamy tan rind is tough, making it an excellent storing squash. This variety produces well during our hot and dry Tucson summer and fall seasons. It is one of the best testing winter squash varieties; it is exceptionally sweet and nutty. 100 days.
Packet size: 4.5 grams (approximately 25-30 seeds)
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Delicata Squash
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This variety has sweet orange flesh with a delicious sweet potato flavor. The skin is a pale creamy orange color with green to orange stripes that run from the stem to blossom end. The fruit is about 6 to 8 inches long and about 3 inches in diameter. This squash grows on prolific short vines allowing it to grow in a relatively small space. The cavity is filled with seeds and the flavor is marvelous. If you have never tried this variety, be sure to save some room in your garden for this beautiful squash. 100 days.
Packet size: 4.5 grams (approximately 45-50 seeds)
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Spaghetti Squash
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Introduced from Japan, this is an unusual and delicious squash. This variety produces cylindrical yellow fruit that is about eight inches long and five inches in diameter. The flesh peels out in long spaghetti like strands. It can be boiled or baked. Add spaghetti sauce for a delicious low calorie, non-wheat dish. This variety does well in hot climates and produces heavy yields over an extended period. 90 days.
Packet size: 4.5 grams (approximately 25-30 seeds)
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Blue Hubbard Squash
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Believed to have originated in South America, this squash is very large with a light blue/green warted shell. The rind is particularly hard, making it a good keeper. The flesh is bright orange, very sweet and often baked or used for pies. This variety can grow to more than 20 pounds but is most often harvested when it weighs 5-10 pounds. 110 days.
Packet size: 4.5 grams (approximately 15-20 very large seeds)
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