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Argyrosperma	Maxima
Moschata	Pepo

Squash

Latin Name

Curcurbita spp.

Description

Squash fruits vary in shape, color and flavor. Flowers, seeds and growing tips of vines are all edible. All fruits can be eaten when small and immature as summer squash, and mature as winter squash. Approx.15 seeds/packet.

Culture

In the spring or with the summer rains, sow a few seeds one inch deep in each basin, allowing room for abundant vine growth.

Seed Saving

An insect-pollinated annual, varieties of the same species will cross. Allow fruits to ripen and mature on the vine until skin is hard and stem brown. After harvesting, fruit needs to after-ripen for 30 days in cool location. Remove seeds, wash and dry before storage.

Cultural Varieties
Some of our squash and melons exhibit a diversity of fruit types within a population. Although it may appear that a grower has allowed varieties to cross-pollinate, and did not maintain the purity of the strain, we have found that this is a cultural mixing. Traditional gardeners and farmers intentionally grow a mix of fruit types to add variety to their harvest and diet. When saving seeds from a diverse planting, gardeners can continue to select for desirable fruit types. Save seeds from the best-tasting squash, the healthiest plants, fruits that stored well, and other plants with the characteristics you want.

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