An
heirloom seed variety has been saved and passed
down from generation to generation. These seeds have been carefully
cultivated and are considered a great value to the recipient. Some
say an heirloom variety is 50 years old or more. Some heirloom
varieties have been passed down for over 100 years and others for
over 400 years.
105 days Large, pink, banana-shaped fruit can weigh
10-40 lbs. This variety is over 100 years old. Fine flavored, dry,
sweet, orange flesh that is superbly fine tasting. Popular on the West
Coast. Excellent for homemade Squash Pie!
50-60 days.A wonderful
dark-green turning to nearly black when fully mature. Best harvested at
8". Semi-spineless with an open growing habit. Good for freezing, but best served fresh from the garden.
50 days. An old favorite heirloom, this is one of
the oldest types of squash dating back to pre-Columbus times and has
been popular ever since. Easy to grow and great tasting.
88 days. Introduced in 1934. Easy variety of squash to grow.This is a very popular squash with stringy flesh that can be used like spaghetti. Squash is ripe when they turn yellow and sound hollow when thumped.
80-90 days. Here is
an exciting true bush version of "Table Queen Acorn". 36-inch plants
stay compact and produce heavy yields of these delicious squash with dry orange
flesh. A great variety for small gardens almost anywhere in the USA.
95-100 days. The most
popular butternut squash. Waltham
is more uniform in shape and size, with fewer crooknecks. This organic
butternut has an excellent interior texture and color. Typically grows
8"x4" and can weigh up to 6 lbs. Waltham has a creamy, rich, dry yellow-orange
flesh that has a nutty flavor. Vine are extremely vigorous so leave
plenty of room for this butternut.
100-110 days. Connecticut field pumpkins usually grow to around
20lbs. They reach around 12 inches in diameter and have a thick flesh. A great
pumpkin for baking pies or carving Jack-o-Lanterns. Introduced prior to 1700.
100-110 days. Sometimes
called New England Pie Pumpkin.The long time favorite and standard for pies. None grows any
sweeter. Fruits small, 6-8 lbs; round, flattened at the ends and a good
keeper. Skin is deep orange, smooth but plainly ribbed. Flesh is
thick, deep yellow, fine grained and has a deliciously sugar flavor.
100 days. This beautiful pumpkin was introduced by Johnson & Stokes in 1893.
Lovely 6-lb golden fruit have white netting and are perfect for pies. In
fact, this is one of the best tasting pie pumpkins you can grow; with
very sweet and smooth flesh, it's a favorite of all who grow it.
Try going the homemade heirloom route by using winter squash instead of canned pumpkin in your pumpkin pies.
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