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Squash Seeds, Yellow Summer Crookneck
Cucurbita pepo
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Squash Seeds, Yellow Summer Crookneck
Cucurbita pepo
Regular price
$2.49
Regular price
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$2.49
Unit price
per
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Product Information
Our Yellow Summer Crookneck Squash seeds produce a popular yellow crookneck squash variety high in vitamin A.
This crookneck squash has firm, tender, pale cream flesh that's ready to harvest just after the blossom falls from the fruit and you can easily dent the outer wall of fruit with your thumbnail. For best flavor, eat young fruit when it's 4"-8" long.
Sku: 7668
Vendor: Ferry-Morse
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Key Features
Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
Approximate Number of Seeds Per Packet: 40
Flavor: Mild and buttery with a hint of nutty flavor.
Preparation Ideas: Roast with lemon and olive oil for a delightful dish.
Plant Type: Vegetable
Fill Weight (grams): 4.5
Growth Type: Summer
Instructions
After all danger of frost, in a sunny location, sow a few seeds spaced evenly over a hill 9"-1"2 tall and 2' across. When the plants are 3" tall, thin by cutting all but the 3 strongest seedlings per hill. To avoid weeding, mulch heavily around plants and in rows.
Planting Depth: 1"
Seed Spacing: Sow Yellow Summer Crookneck Squash seeds roughly 3' apart in rows.
Suggestions
Pick summer squash early and often. Not picking will stop the production of the plants. Yellow Summer Crookneck Squash is ready to harvest just after blossom falls from fruit and fruit can be easily dented with a thumbnail.
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