Squash, Summer

50 days. Colorful, light green, scallop-shaped fruit; tender, with excellent yields, and easy to grow. We have grown this variety for many years; in fact, it was the first squash Jere ever grew at age 3! Scalloped “patty pan” varieties have a long history of being grown on the East Coast of America by Native Americans and in Europe tracing back to the 16th century. Benning’s Green Tint Scallop was developed by Charles N. Farr, who selected for its uniform scallop-shaped fruit and a “greenish cream” color at the early stages of fruiting. The variety was introduced in 1914.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita pepo

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.

50 days. An old favorite heirloom, this is one of the oldest types of squash dating back to pre-Columbus times, and it has been popular ever since. Easy to grow and good tasting.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita pepo

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.

40 days. The Desi summer squash was one of the most incredible discoveries of 2015! We grew these out at the Baker Creek trial garden and were extremely impressed by how quickly the small bush-type plants started to flower and produce loads of yummy squash. In taste tests in the Baker Creek restaurant, guests overwhelmingly appreciated the nutty, rich flavor of this summer squash that is a hit in India. It produces loads of round baseball-size fruit that is great to use as you would any zucchini! A really amazing vegetable and so easy to grow. One of Joseph Simcox’s favorite finds in summer squash in years!

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita pepo

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.

50 days. AAS Winner from 1938, uniform lemon-yellow, club-shaped fruit; firm flesh is of excellent quality. Tender and delicious.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita pepo

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.

55 days. The shape, size and color of a lemon, it grows great here, with huge yields and the best resistance to insects we have seen in a summer squash. Very tasty, great fried! A favorite, this is a superb market variety and very attractive. Our most popular summer squash.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita pepo

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.

45-55 days. Bush. The famed treasure of Sicilian cooking! A gourmet traditional heirloom from Palermo, Sicily, that is highly regarded across Italian cuisine. Fruit average 12-15 inches and are a unique sage green color with faint speckles. This buttery textured variety is instrumental in a number of dishes from zucchini parmesan to salads and pastas. We love to create tasty dishes of all kinds, playing on the nutty sweet flavor and tender texture. Wonderfully productive and flavorsome!

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita pepo

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.

65 days. A legendary Guatemalan heirloom that is much like a zucchini, but only better! The flavorful, round fruit is sweet, succulent, and nutty tasting. This ancient squash bears loads of fruit on long vines, perfect for trellising, and the mature, hard fruit is great for baking & pies.

• 8-12 hours of Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1"
  
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
  
• Cucurbita pepo
  

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.

58 days. This early and hardy zucchini comes from Poland; nice medium-green color. Great for cool, short-season areas and anyone who wants early squash. Tasty fried. Great yields.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita pepo

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.

65 days. The vining plants produce delicious white zucchini-type fruit that are very tasty fried. They come from the fertile valleys near Odessa in the Ukraine, the area my great-grandfather farmed many years ago. Rare.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita pepo

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.

55 days. A unique French scallop squash. Fruit is a beautiful bright golden-orange color. Young fruit is very tender and well flavored! Also makes good winter squash. Tall bush plants are very attractive, and yields are good. A favorite of ours.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita pepo

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.

95 days. Young fruit are delicious as summer squash and mature fruit make incredible stuffed squash. In 1884, the Burpees catalog introduced the Pineapple squash with much excitement. Burpees hailed it as one of the most fine-grained squashes around, well suited to cooking as an immature summer squash or as a mature winter squash. We have to agree! Countless seedsman who offered Pineapple squash in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Cream colored, fluted, acorn-type fruits have about ten finger-like ribs that protrude from the sides of each squash. Also makes an excellent ornamental type for fall decoration. In 1885 by James J.H. Gregory’s Retail Catalogue, which said, “A peculiar, striking-looking variety... Very fine grained and smooth to the taste.”

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 18-36"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita pepo

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs rich soil. Harvest when rinds become very hard.

50 days. This is a delicious French heirloom variety. The flesh of this round, green zucchini is very tender and fine-flavored, making it an ideal squash for stuffing. A popular variety for home gardens and specialty growers. Vigorous, quick-growing plants.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita pepo

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.

60 days. Supreme flavor, this productive variety has taste that is hard to beat, being rich, floral and succulent. Common in northeastern Italy, and nearly the only variety seen in the Venetian shops and markets. The name means “wrinkled of Friuli,” but the light yellow fruit is wrinkled, being fantastically warted even when very young. Rich and full flavored, as Italian varieties usually are. An all-time favorite!

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita pepo

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.

55-60 days. Forget the new “Eight Ball” hybrid. There already was an heirloom version. These are a rich, dark-green color, round-shaped and very flavorful; perfect for home or markets. Vigorous plants produce well. Italian seed.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita pepo

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.

50 days. A very ancient Native American heirloom squash, grown by the Northern tribes for hundreds of years. This type was depicted by Europeans back to 1591, and is one of the best-tasting and highest-yielding varieties still around today! Great fried or baked. Flat fruit with scalloped edges--beautiful!

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita pepo

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.

70 days. An incredible, delicious treasure of old China! Hailing from southwest China. This heirloom has stellar flavor. This squash is most popular in the city of Yuxi, where the fruit is harvested when young and tender and used as a summer squash. Or let it mature into a delicious and sweet winter squash. The young fruit is tender with a nutty flavor and buttery texture, while the mature fruit is delectable, creamy, with sweet, deep orange flesh.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 18-36"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita moschata

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs rich soil. Harvest when rinds become very hard.

Averages 50 days to maturity. This Argentinian heirloom squash has a creamy, butterly soft flesh and an edible rind. It is also called avocado squash, due to the low moisture content of the flesh, making it creamy in consistency. A semi-bush habit and very productive with relative squash bug resistance and excellent heat tolerance.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita maxima

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.

50 days. Bush. The classic dark-green summer squash that has made modern zucchini of this type popular. Introduced into the U.S. markets in the 1920s, and seed companies started listing it in the 1930s. Delicious fried or baked; best picked young.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita pepo

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.

57 days. Classic, cylindrical, dark-green straight to slightly curved zucchinis. Tender, creamy white flesh freezes well. Vigorous and productive bush plants. Originally developed at Fordhook Farm, this summer squash was an AAS winner in 1942.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita pepo

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.

54 days. Slender fruit is bright golden-yellow. It is as delicious as it is attractive; bush plants. Customers love the fine flavor and pretty fruit.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita pepo

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.

49 days. Great-tasting, high-quality, gray zucchini squash. Yields are very good; flesh is firm, mild, and very tasty. We have been getting favorable reports from customers about this squash. A real favorite.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita pepo

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.

70 days. The famous Italian heirloom vining zucchini and pumpkin; long slender 15-inch fruit has a flat bulb at the bottom. It is one of the best eating summer squash: very tender, mild and sweet tasting. The flavor is superb! This squash is also great as winter squash. The Italians use it for stuffing in gnocchi and ravioli; the flesh is rich and flavorful, great for baking and pies! The vines produce good yields of this great all-purpose squash. The mature fruit grow very long. This one is in very high demand at specialty markets.

• Full Sun
• Sprouts in 5-10 Days
• Ideal Temperature: 70-95 Degrees F
• Seed Depth: 1/2-1 inch
• Plant Spacing: 12-24"
• Frost Hardy: No
• Cucurbita moschata

Growing Tips: Direct seed, or set out indoor-started transplants after last frost date. Don’t let transplants become rootbound; don't disturb roots while transplanting. Needs heavily amended soil. Harvest frequently.