Winter Squash Seeds for Long-Storing Garden Harvests

Winter Squash Seeds

Useful gardening information

Grow winter squash for its long storage life, high nutritional value, versatility in cooking, and the satisfaction of growing a large, resilient garden crop. Winter squash are a great option for food security, providing calories and nutrients when fresh produce isn't available. They can be stored for months without canning, and their sweet, flavorful flesh is delicious in savory or sweet dishes. Winter squash is a warm-season vegetable that can be grown in most of the country. It differs from summer squash in that it is harvested and eaten in the mature fruit stage, when the seeds within have matured fully and the skin has hardened into a tough rind. When ripened to this stage, fruits of most varieties can be stored for use throughout the winter.

Winter Squash is a tender vegetable. The seeds do not germinate in cold soil, and the seedlings are injured by frost. Do not plant until all danger of frost is past and soil is thoroughly warmed.

Spacing and Depth
The vining types of squash require at least 50 to 100 square feet per hill. Plant seeds one inch deep (four or five seeds per hill). Allow 5 to 6 feet between hills. When the young plants are well-established, thin each hill to the best two or three plants. Allow 7 to 12 feet between rows.

Plant semi-vining varieties one inch deep (four or five seeds per hill) and thin to the best two plants per hill. Allow 8 feet between rows.

Plant bush varieties one inch deep (1 or 2 seeds per foot of row) and thin to a single plant every three feet. Allow five feet between rows.

Seeds

TWT324 Spaghetti Squash

Spaghetti squash is a versatile winter squash known for its unique flesh that, once cooked, can be shredded into long, noodle-like strands. It is a popular low-carb, nutrient-dense alternative to traditional pasta.
The classic pasta alternative.
This excellent open-pollinated strain's flesh has the best noodle-like consistency in our trials. Slightly sweet, nutty flavor. Oblong in shape with ivory skin that changes to pale yellow at maturity. An excellent pasta alternative — bake or boil, fork out the flesh, and top the "spaghetti" with your favorite sauce. Short vines. Avg. weight: 3–5 lb.
Suggested cooking methods: Roasting is widely considered the best method to enhance flavor and prevent a mushy texture. Roasted in Halves: The most common method. Slice the squash lengthwise, scoop out seeds, brush with oil, and roast cut-side down at 400°F for 35–50 minutes.
Roasted in Rings: For the longest "noodles," slice the squash crosswise into 1-inch rings. This cuts with the grain of the fibers, resulting in longer strands and more caramelization.
Whole Roasting: Pierce holes in the skin and bake whole for about an hour. This is easier for cutting but may result in a more steamed, watery texture.
Microwave Hack: To make raw squash easier to cut, microwave it whole for 2–5 minutes after piercing the skin with a fork.

TWT325 Guatemalan Blue Banana

The Guatemalan Blue Banana squash is a rare heirloom winter squash known for its striking blue-gray skin and large, elongated shape that can reach 20 inches in length. Historically cultivated by the Mayan people for over 1,000 years, this variety is prized for its dense, sweet orange flesh and excellent long-term storage capabilities.
Features smooth, slate-gray or dusty-blue rinds, often with faint light stripes. Typically weighs between 5 and 10 pounds, though it can occasionally grow larger under optimal conditions.
Growing on vigorous vines that can spread 8–12 feet, it is best suited for gardens with ample space. Generally takes 90 to 105 days from sowing to harvest.
The flesh is thick, firm, and golden-orange with a sweet, nutty, and subtly fruity flavor similar to butternut squash. Ideal for roasting, baking, and pureeing for creamy soups.
It maintains its texture well during cooking, making it suitable for stews, curries, and even sweet preparations like pies, muffins, and jams.
Storage: Known as an excellent "keeper," it can be stored for up to six months in cool, dry conditions.

D9928 Angel Hair Personal Sized Spaghetti Squash

(1.5-2 lbs.) This is a personal size Spaghetti Squash weighing only 1-1/2 to 2 pounds and making only 1-2 servings. It is sweet and flavorful. The fruit are egg shaped with a sunshine yellow color when ripe. Produces prolific yields of fruits, tolerates powdery mildew race 2, and has a long storage life. 88 days.

LET829 Honeybear ( Winter Squash )

Honeybaby is a very productive variety of winter squash producing numerous fruits on a compact plant. These shorter vines grow 2-3 feet in a semi-bush habit showing great garden vigor. Short, wide fruits are slightly larger, sweet and nutty and meatier than similar comparison varieties. Honeybaby is delicious steamed, baked or made into soups and stews. 90-100 days.

SF412 Triamble Pumpkin ( Winter Squash )

What a beautiful heirloom to grow in your garden! Also known as Shamrock Squash, this is an heirloom variety originally grown in Australia that produces wonderful slate blue, 8 to 10 pound pumpkins that with excellent eating quality.
Excellent flavor and a novelty for fall decoration makes for a great addition to any garden. 105 days.

D9920 Sweet Mama

This Japanese kabocha squash is an All American Selections Winner. It has a distinct growing habit and produces a vine with almost no side branches. The 3-4 lb fruits have dark green skin and are borne close to the root end making it possible to interplant these vines quite closely. The flesh is dark yellow, dry, sweet and nutty. This variety is great for home garden and market growers. Stores well. 85 days.

3690 Butterscotch

Unusually rich and sweet flavor due to higher sugar content than other butternut types. Small 1-2 lb. fruits mature early and can be consumed at maturity. This AAS F1 Mini butternut with it's rich sweet flavor and compact space saving vines also features resistance to mildew, 100 days.

VH562 Giant Pink Banana Squash

Amaze your friends with this giant winter squash tha is also delicious! Produces huge pink colored banana shaped fruits up to 30" long, shaped like a banana. Flesh is bright orange and sweet. Very flavorful.
Squash have a delicious yellow-orange flesh that can be substituted in recipes that call for acorn or butternut squash or as the pumpkin in pies. Pink Banana Squash should be planted as soon as the last spring frost is over. This will allow the squash its required 100-105 days to reach maturity before the first frost of fall.

1A364 Waltham Butternut

Waltham butternut squash is a popular, productive winter squash variety known for its sweet, dry, nutty-flavored, orange flesh that is excellent for baking and pies. Bred in Massachusetts in the 1940s, this open-pollinated variety produces uniform, tan-skinned fruits with a distinctive long neck. Waltham butternut squash stores well when properly cured and is a prolific yielder, often producing many squash from a few plants. Uniform large 5 lb, productive, very long storage potential, tan skin, 100 days.

SF278 Mini Spaghetti Hybrid

F1, Unique personal size, much quicker and easier to cook than full size. 1.5 lb. sweet, nutty, deep orange flesh, orange rind, semi-bush, high producer, 85 days.

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