If you are planning to plant a vegetable garden, then buying some high quality squash seeds to add to your garden may be a great idea.
Squash comes in many different varieties and is an extremely versatile fruit that is most often eaten as a vegetable.
Depending on the type of squash, this fruit can be eaten raw, used in soups and stews, baked, sautéed, used to make breads and pies, and can even be eaten like spaghetti.
Extremely low in calories and high in taste and vitamins, squash is fairly simple to grow in the home garden.
Let’s have a look at some of the various types of squash seeds available to buy:
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45 Seeds, Summer Squash “Early Prolific Straightneck” Seeds By Seed Needs Review
45 Seeds Winter Squash “Waltham Butternut” Seeds By Seed Needs Review
Ferry-Morse 1377 Squash Seed, Yellow Summer Crookneck (4.5 Gram Packet) Review
Summer Squash Black Beauty Zucchini Certified Organic Heirloom Seeds By Botanical Interests Review
Renee’s Garden Seeds Squash Pattypan Tricolored Scallop Trio Review
45 Seeds, Summer Squash “Early Prolific Straightneck” Seeds By Seed Needs
Seed Needs is a family owned and operated business whose flower and vegetable seeds are considered by many to be some of the best seeds you can purchase.
This is because seeds by this company seem to have a high germination rate, and good growing directions are offered on each packet of seeds.
This packet of 45 Summer Squash Seeds “Early Prolific Straightneck” Seeds and the fruit that grows from them have the following features:
- Summer Squash
- Sow these seeds in late August and they are ready to harvest in October
- Bear fruit 4” to 7” long
- Comes with easy planting instructions
These squash seeds have a high germination and yield rate, so be prepared to either do some freezing of some of these squash, or give them away to friends and neighbors.
This squash is excellent when sautéed in butter, or used in soups and stews.
45 Seeds Winter Squash “Waltham Butternut” Seeds By Seed Needs
Another great packet of squash seeds by Seed Needs is their “Waltham Butternut” Squash Seeds.
Butternut squash is a fall favorite and can be used in a wide variety of ways.
Here are some features of this seed packet and the fruit it produces:
- These fruits grow on a vine, so they need a large area of growing space pretty much like pumpkins
- Takes about 85 to 100 days from planting to harvest
- Grows best in full sunlight
- Heirloom seeds
- Yields about 4 to 5 fruits from each plant
These Butternut Seed Packets have a pretty high germination rate and are fairly easy to transplant.
The fruit from this plant can be used in a variety of ways, including, being used to make a hearty fall soup, being baked, roasted, used in dips, and it can even be used to make a tasty squash pie.
Ferry-Morse 1377 Squash Seed, Yellow Summer Crookneck (4.5 Gram Packet)
With over 1300 different varieties of seeds, Ferry-Morse packages and ships more than 150 million seed packets a year to various retail outlets in the United States and Canada.
This Yellow Summer Crookneck Squash Seed Packet and the fruit it produces has the following features:
- The packet is about 4.5 grams and has enough seeds to plant about 12 hills of summer squash
- Heirloom seeds
- Takes only about 53 days until harvest
- Ready to eat when squash is 4” to 8” long
This type of summer squash is great raw as it has great flavor.
It is also good when fried and it freezes well, allowing you to enjoy squash throughout the winter months.
Summer Squash Black Beauty Zucchini Certified Organic Heirloom Seeds By Botanical Interests
Botanical Interests is a family operated seed business that is far more than just a seller of seeds.
This company’s mission is to encourage and excite the home gardener by offering a wide selection of great seed packets, many of which are certified organic and heirloom.
This packet of Summer Squash Black Beauty Zucchini Seeds and the fruit it bears is just one of the many varieties of fruit and vegetable seeds this company offers.
Features of this packet includes:
- Tender Heirloom squash certified organic
- Grows on a bush-like plant
- Best to eat when 6” or under
- This packet will plant about 4 hills and result in about 11 plants after thinning
Packets of these Zucchini Seeds have about an 85% germination rate and produce a large amount of fruit.
Most customers state that these plants grow extremely well.
Zucchini is great when eaten raw by itself or in salads, tastes wonderful when added to soups and strews, and makes a wonderful tasty bread.
Renee’s Garden Seeds Squash Pattypan Tricolored Scallop Trio
Renee’s Garden is run by gardeners for gardens, and as well as offering a wide variety of seeds, there is also a monthly newsletter for those who have a real interest in gardening that you can sign up for.
This packet of Pattypan Squash Tricolored Scallop Trio comes in three different colors; White, Yellow, and Green, and the seeds and fruit grown from these seeds have the following features:
- Takes only 7-10 days to germinate
- About 50 days to harvest
- There are about 20-25 seeds per packet
- Package contains complete growing instructions
- Should be harvested when still small
- Seeds are marked with the color the squash will be
These Pattypan Seeds germinate well and result in great tasting squash that can be enjoyed raw, steamed, sautéed or baked.
Stuffed Pattypan squash makes for an elegant dish for family and friends.
Adding some squash seeds to your garden is a great way to add this versatile fruit to your diet.
With so many different varieties of squash to choose from, it is easy to find at least one type that you will enjoy growing and eating!
Content:
45 Seeds, Summer Squash “Early Prolific Straightneck” Seeds By Seed Needs Review
45 Seeds Winter Squash “Waltham Butternut” Seeds By Seed Needs Review
Ferry-Morse 1377 Squash Seed, Yellow Summer Crookneck (4.5 Gram Packet) Review
Summer Squash Black Beauty Zucchini Certified Organic Heirloom Seeds By Botanical Interests Review
Renee’s Garden Seeds Squash Pattypan Tricolored Scallop Trio Review
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