Gourd, Cucuzzi, aka Serpente De Sicilia (80 days to fresh harvest, 120 days to mature gourd) Largenaria siceraria In Italy these gourds were harvested young like the way summer squash is and eaten steamed, sautéed, stuffed and baked. Their complex, nutty flavor is uniquely distinct from zucchini. Sprawling vines thrive in the heat and require a long season to mature the fruits to gourds if you chose to leave them on the vine for craft projects later.  Fruits can grow to 4-5’ long when left to mature.  They tend to coil and make odd curvaceous shapes unless trellised which allows gravity to pull them into long straight forms. 2.5g ~ 15 seeds...

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Scallop, Custard White Cucurbita pepo (55 days) This is a nice Italian heirloom strain of “patty pan”-type summer squash that produces flattened disk-shaped fruit with lobes around the edges that are a creamy, off-white color.  When picked young and repeatedly their flavor is tender and creamy with a mild sweetness.  Bush growth habit lends to success when growing in containers. Packet (2 g. ≈ 30 seeds) ...

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Summer Squash, Yellow Crookneck Curcibita pepo (50 days)  A tried and true variety with exceptional productivity of tender, smooth yellow fruits with an intriguing twist. Bush habit helps to save space in the garden. The flavor of this variety is rich and creamy, delightful steamed and mashed with butter! In our 2023 summer squash trials this was everyone's favorite tasting variety both grilled and sauteed. Packet (2 g ≈ 60 seeds) Ounce (≈250 seeds) ...

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Zucchini, Compost Creature Mix (75 days) Cucurbita pepo In the 2023 growing season we conducted a variety trial of 24 different summer squash varieties that included traditional green and striped zucchini as we as golden zucchini, yellow crooknecks, patty pans in a variety of hues as well as an interesting round strain.  We included both open pollinated heirlooms such as the beloved Costata Romanesco known for its nutty flavor as well as many commercial hybrids with high degrees of uniformity and earliness.  Compost Creature is a gene pool of all of these summer squashes that were allowed to freely cross pollinate amongst themselves. They will all produce good tender edible squash that can be harvested at the immature stage, plus they will exhibit a wide range of unique phenotypes (variants). The name comes from the experience all gardeners have of some mystery squash growing from the compost pile, often with questionable edibility. Summer squash are all in the genus Cucurbita and the species “pepo” which also includes the winter squash varieties Delicata, Acorn, spaghetti squash, pumpkins, and the small hard ornamental gourds. So the squash that grows on its own accord from the compost pile is typically a cross from these diverse types. Our compost Creature Mix is a narrower gene pool and could be the starting point for your own new squash types such as a striped green crookneck, or hope about a striped patty pan or any other myriad of combinations.  Packet (2 g ≈ 60 seeds) ...

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