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    Tohono O'odham Ha:l

    • EA014

      • Cucurbita argyrosperma.  A very heat tolerant and rapidly maturing squash from the Tohono O'odham Nation. Traditionally blossoms are mixed with wheat flour to make a porridge and seeds roasted for snacks. Prized for the immature fruits, Ha:al mamat (children) which can be used like zucchini. Mature fruits have light orange flesh, mild flavor, a starchy texture, and store well. The flesh can also be sun dried and boiled to resoften.  From our Seed Bank Collection. 

      • Origin: low desert, about 1900' elevation.
      • Approx. 5.0g/15 seeds per packet.
      • Limit 3 packets.
    • $4.50

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    Logan
    100% Germination Rate

    Hi! I bought these last year to save over winter so I couldn't review them yet, but I just wanted to come back and say they all sprouted fine and are doing great. I haven't transplanted them outside yet, and won't have any squash until harvest season, so I don't know how they taste. But all of the seeds are fine. Germination rate has been 100%. I was kind of surprised that the plant has a really strong smell, too. It kind of reminds me of when you slice a bell pepper open.

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    John Batteen
    Good flavor, grows well in a short season, gorgeous squash

    I grew this in South Dakota where we have a short, hot, dry summer. I have found lots of things from Native Seeds Search grow great up here. We're known for our cold winters but our summers can hit 100 and not rain for weeks. These things are extremely productive. The fruits are few but massive, and thick. The seed haul is phenomenal. It's been a few years since I grew them, I'm just here leaving a review as I buy some more for this year, so I don't exactly remember the flavor. But it was good.

    These things are also gorgeous. The green and yellow stripes are so pretty!!