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 10 hand-cleaned and air-dried seeds for spring or fall planting.
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 10 hand-cleaned and air-dried seeds for spring or fall planting.
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.
