Squash: Summer

Squash, Summer: Black Beauty Zucchini (Heirloom) (Cucurbita pepo)

$1.00 - $5.60

The long loved American heirloom bush-type zucchini variety we all know as 'Black Beauty' was bred at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station in Storrs, Connecticut sometime in the 1920's. This was accomplished by stabilizing a cross between 'Caserta' and 'Salerno' zucchini varieties. Then it was introduced into the AAS by breeder John Scarchuk and was selected as the All American Selection winner in 1957. In 45-60 days, this space saving compact plant produces shiny black-green zucchini with creamy, white flesh that are the tastiest when harvested at 6-8” long. Black Beauty can be enjoyed raw, boiled, baked, stir fried, and even sauteed!

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Squash, Summer: Dark Green Zucchini (Heirloom) (Cucurbita pepo)

$1.00 - $5.60

This is the traditional and reliable zucchini that just keeps on producing! Fruits are dark green, and nice and straight! Matures in about 60 days. Average water needs. Attractive to bees, butterflies, and/or birds.

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Squash, Summer: Early White Bush Scallop (Heirloom) (Cucurbita pepo)

$1.00 - $5.60

With a delicate, mild flavor, much akin to zucchini, the scallop squash, is a small variety of summer squash. Lesser known than its relatives yellow squash or zucchini, patty pans have a distinct shape which some people describe as similar to a flying saucer.

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Squash, Summer: Early Yellow Crookneck (Heirloom) (Cucurbita pepo)

$1.00 - $5.60

Crookneck Squash is part of the original "three sisters" plantings found by colonists when they arrived in the new world.  Native American's used the grouping of corn, beans and crookneck squash so the plants all would benefit each other.  Crookneck squash was a crucial food source for the American settlers and has been sold since 1928.

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Squash, Summer: Grey Zucchini (Heirloom) (Cucurbita pepo)

$1.00 - $5.60

History records that Columbus carried this then unfamiliar member of the cucumber family back to Europe after his first voyage. In Italy it acquired the name "zucchino," meaning a small squash; the French name for a zucchini, which the English later adopted, is "courgette." Italian immigrants later brought the zucchini back to the United States, where it became the most popular and commonly available variety of summer squash.

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Squash, Summer: Scallop Yellow Bush (Heirloom) (Cucurbita pepo)

$1.00 - $5.60

This colorful patty pan squash predates the arrival of Christopher Columbus in the New World. It is a rare Native American squash, having been domesticated in North America centuries before the arrival of explorers and settlers.

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Squash: Winter

Squash, Winter: Sweet Meat (Heirloom) (Cucurbita maxima)

$1.00 - $5.60

Winter squash such as Sweet Meat comes from the Native Americans, developed and cultivated in their gardens long before the arrival of the explorers and settlers. Traditionally, squash was grown alongside beans and corn as part of the "three sisters" group; these three vegetables greatly benefit each others' growth. Sweet Meat heirloom squash, a northwestern favorite, was introduced by Gill Brothers Seed Company of Portland, Oregon.

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Squash, Winter: Vegetable Spaghetti (Heirloom) (Cucurbita maxima)

$1.00 - $5.60

Originally from China, vegetable spaghetti squash was introduced to Japan in 1921 by a Chinese agricultural research company. The Burpee Seed Company introduced this variety to the United States in 1936; most World War II Victory Gardens contained this squash, more commonly known as spaghetti squash.

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Squash, Winter: Waltham Butternut (Heirloom) (Cucurbita maxima)

$1.00 - $5.60

Waltham Butternut Squash is of uniform shape with a hard rind that keeps exceptionally well.  Created by Bob Young of Waltham Massachusetts, it was introduced commercially in 1977. Waltham Butternut Winter Squash won the AAS Award in 1970 and has continued to set the standard for butternut squash.

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