Classic Acorn Squash with dark green rinds and golden flesh that are dependable, compact, and prolific. These home-saved seeds come from organically tended container plants.
Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
Flowering: Yes, produces yellow, fruiting flowers.
Locally grown by Kristen Page · Hand-harvested fruit and seeds from home garden · Texas-adapted
What your order includes: 1 packet with 5 hand-cleaned and air-dried seeds for spring or fall planting. Perfect for small gardens or seed swaps. Five carefully selected Acorn Squash seeds, ideal for testing or gifting.
Growing Tips for USDA Zone 9b: Water frequently from sowing to harvesting. Enjoys full sun.
About the mother fruit: Solid green acorn-shaped fruit when ripe. Mother plant grown from purchased transplants, and grown in a large container. Benefited will from moderate to cooler temperatures, regular Neem oil spray schedule, and regular foliage fertilizer spray every 2 weeks during season through harvest. Produced well when watered frequently.
Harvesting: Harvest when fingernail cannot penetrate outer skin and only leaves a slight indent or none at all.
Our cooking method: Sautéed in a drizzle of olive oil until tender. Served with a dash of salt.
Classic Acorn Squash with dark green rinds and golden flesh that are dependable, compact, and prolific. These home-saved seeds come from organically tended container plants.
Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
Flowering: Yes, produces yellow, fruiting flowers.
Locally grown by Kristen Page · Hand-harvested fruit and seeds from home garden · Texas-adapted
What your order includes: 1 packet with 5 hand-cleaned and air-dried seeds for spring or fall planting. Perfect for small gardens or seed swaps. Five carefully selected Acorn Squash seeds, ideal for testing or gifting.
Growing Tips for USDA Zone 9b: Water frequently from sowing to harvesting. Enjoys full sun.
About the mother fruit: Solid green acorn-shaped fruit when ripe. Mother plant grown from purchased transplants, and grown in a large container. Benefited will from moderate to cooler temperatures, regular Neem oil spray schedule, and regular foliage fertilizer spray every 2 weeks during season through harvest. Produced well when watered frequently.
Harvesting: Harvest when fingernail cannot penetrate outer skin and only leaves a slight indent or none at all.
Our cooking method: Sautéed in a drizzle of olive oil until tender. Served with a dash of salt.
