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Acorn Squash, Carnival
Acorn, Carnival

Cute and colorful fruit with patches and flecks of dark green, light green, orange, and yellow make great fall decor and have good flavor. Average weight: 1½ lb.

Acorn Squash, Sweet REBA
Acorn, Sweet REBA

Resistant Early Bush Acorn (REBA) continues putting energy into developing sugars long after everything else has withered. Bush habit, mildew resistant, high yielding, uniform, 4-5 fruits/plant. 2-2½lb fruits, open-pollinated.

Acorn Squash, Tiptop
Acorn, Tiptop

A flavorful larger hybrid Acorn squash, it holds its black-green color very well in storage. Vigorous, larger, semibush plant with resistance to powdery mildew. Average weight: 2–2½ lb.

Blue Hubbard Squash
Blue Hubbard

Huge fruit. A beloved heirloom with a hard, bumpy, blue-green shell. Medium-dry, medium-sweet yellow flesh. Average weight 12–15 lb.

Blue Hubbard Squash, Baby
Blue Hubbard, Baby

A scaled-down blue hubbard with smooth gray skin and extra sweet flesh. Fruits are of consistent quality and uniform in size at 5-7lb. Excellent trap crop for cucumber beetles, who prefer Blue Hubbard above all.

Butternut Squash, Block Party
Butternut, Block Party

Both the yield and storage capacity of this hybrid are unbelievably high without compromising on flavor. Its thick neck means less waste when preparing or processing, and it has a good flesh to seed cavity ratio. Fruit weighs 3½–4½ lbs each.

Butternut Squash, Waltham
Butternut, Waltham

These winter squashes are best 2 months or longer after harvest. Larger fruits with small seed cavities and thick, straight, cylindrical necks. Flesh has smooth texture and sweet flavor after storage. This 1970 All-America Selections winner from Massachusetts is still deservedly the most widely grown, full-size heirloom butternut. Fruits avg. 9" long. Average weight: 4–5 lb.

Cherokee Candy Roaster
Cherokee Candy Roaster

Curious heirloom with fantastic flavor. Can be roasted, stuffed, or made into pie filling. Often pink, blue, and banana-shaped, this versatile winter squash is used for pies, roasting, and soups. It is highly productive, stores well for 5+ months, and weighs 8–15 lbs.

Delicata Squash
Delicata

Unique appearance with cream skin and dark green stripes and flecks. Tastes very sweet and skin is tender enough to eat. Excellent for stuffing and baking, even right at harvest! 7–9" long x 3" diameter, average weight is 1½lb each.

Delicata, Bush
Delicata, Bush

Compact, tidy plants with sweet, oblong fruits that are delicious. Smooth, nutty flesh with flavor hints of butter and brown sugar. Skin starts creamy white with green stripes and flecks, curing to striped light yellow and weighing 1½-2lb. Compact plants spread only 4-6 feet. All-America Selection winner.

Delicata, Honeyboat
Delicata, Honeyboat

Taste Honeyboat and you'll think you're truly eating a spoonful of honey! Long fruits have the traditional green striping of Delicatas, but with coppery skin instead of the classic creamy yellow. Holds well and keeps its sweetness through storage.

Kabocha, Sunshine
Kabocha, Sunshine

Smooth, tender flesh that is sweet, bright orange, and excellent for baking, mashing, and pies. Superior appearance and eating quality when compared to other varieties of this type. 4–6lb fruit can be consumed right at maturity. Vigorous medium vine. AAS Winner.

Pink Banana Squash
Pink Banana

The Pink Banana squash is a great winter keeper, and can reach 3-4’ in length and weigh upwards of 40lbs! It is used for both canning and baking and is not stringy when picked at less than 30" long. The thin, brittle skin turns pink-orange at maturity, which is about 110 days. Originally, banana shaped squash came from South America. Archaeologists have found evidence of ancient banana squashes in Peru. After the introduction to north America, it was quite popular in many 19th century American gardens.

Pumpkin, Pie, New England
Pumpkin, Pie, New England

The classic New England pie pumpkin. Dark orange-skinned pumpkins in a range of small sizes, typically 4–6 lb. The well-colored, orange flesh is relatively starchy, dry, and stringless. A well-known mini jack-o'-lantern type for pies.

Spaghetti Squash, Small Wonder
Spaghetti Squash, Small Wonder

A small spaghetti squash variety, perfect for single servings. Highly uniform, egg-shaped, with golden shell. Mildly sweet, nutty flavor. An excellent pasta alternative—bake or boil, fork out the flesh, and top the "spaghetti" with your favorite sauce. High-yielding plants. Long vines.


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  • Earth Day
    Schedule

    We will be attending multiple farmers markets this year in Alden, Bellaire, Williamsburg, Central Lake, and Traverse City with our plant starts. See the details here.

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