How to grow squash

Varieties

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  Squash, Winter – Red Kuri (Organic)

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  Squash, Winter – Red Kuri (Organic)

  A bright orange, chestnut flavoured, smallish winter squash of 1 – 1.5kg weight. With its orange red skin and golden flesh, Red Kuri is a tasty globe of autumn glory. Firm but smooth, sweet and nutty, rich, creamy – you get the idea! It is Ronja’s mum’s favourite squash because you can cook it without having to peel it, and also for its fabulous flavour and good storage qualities.

  This style of squash originates in Japan but has gained popularity in many other countries like the UK. We love growing squash and they are easy to grow, happy trailing across the ground or up a structure.
  (Approximate seed count – 12)

  

  SKU: SWRK Categories: Large pack, Squash and Pumpkin Seeds, Vegetable Seeds Tags: Easy to grow, Fun for kids

  £2.80 – £5.50
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  Winter squash – Meruhen (Organic)

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  Winter squash – Meruhen (Organic)

  Discover the incredible Meruhen winter squash, originally from Japan. It’s a truly special variety with exceptionally sweet and rich flavour—possibly even sweeter than butternut! Its flesh is slightly starchier, giving it a velvety texture that particularly shines in hearty soups and luscious sauces. The fruits are beautifully round, with dark green skin sometimes accented by pale green-grey stripes. Whether you’re growing for the kitchen or simply admiring its beauty, Meruhen promises to deliver both flavour and style.
  (Approximate seed count – 10)

  

  SKU: SWMe Categories: Squash and Pumpkin Seeds, Vegetable Seeds Tags: Easy to grow, Fun for kids

  £2.50
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  Summer Squash – Lemon (Organic)

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  Summer Squash – Lemon (Organic)

  A trailing summer squash variety producing an abundance of lemon-sized and shaped fruits. This is a very interesting variety of summer squash which sits somewhere between a patty pan and a courgette. Its flesh is slightly denser than a typical courgette and is extremely tasty. A definite star of the veg patch and will keep on producing until the last frosts.
  (Approximate seed count – 20)

  

  SKU: SSLe Categories: Courgette Seeds, Squash and Pumpkin Seeds, Vegetable Seeds Tags: Easy to grow, Edible flowers, Fun for kids, Quick to grow

  £2.50
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  Winter Squash – Oregon Homestead Sweet Meat (Organic)

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  Winter Squash – Oregon Homestead Sweet Meat (Organic)

  A large, beautiful, and delicious hubbard-type pumpkin, with excellent storage qualities . This is a variety bred by Carol Deppe in Corvallis, Oregon in the USA. She spent years selecting for vigour, good cool-soil emergence, small seed cavity and premium flavour. We believe this variety is a serious contender to Crown Prince F1. It is quite a large variety with a crunchy, sweet flavour. They were extremely prolific in our 2018 squash trials and Ronja’s clear favourite in taste. They are great for cooking and even raw they are a real pleasure to munch on.

  (Approximate seed count – 10)

  

  SKU: SWOH Categories: Vegetable Seeds, Squash and Pumpkin Seeds Tags: Easy to grow, Fun for kids

  £2.65
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  Winter squash – Desert Spirit Landrace (Organic)

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  Winter squash – Desert Spirit Landrace (Organic)

  Beautifully diverse new landrace with amazing flavours, textures and colours. Bred and created by the folks at Wild Mountain Seeds in USA, the Desert Spirit has many varieties in its heritage, including Buttercup, our beloved Oregon Homestead Sweet Meat and others.

  The great diversity of genes will make a beautiful range of colours and shapes with amazing flavours. We are excited to be offering such an enthusiastically bred strain of a landrace squash.

  Apparently it is as vigorous as it is delicious with excellent storing qualities.

  (Approximate seed count – 10)

  SKU: SWDS Categories: Squash and Pumpkin Seeds, Vegetable Seeds Tags: Easy to grow, Fun for kids

  £2.85
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  Winter squash – Black Futsu (Organic)

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  Winter squash – Black Futsu (Organic)

  An easy-to-grow prolific variety from Japan, producing round black fruits, incredibly rich in flavour. The mature fruits can weigh between 1 – 3kg and are deeply ribbed with flattened tops, turning an orange colour in storage. They store well but given the exceptional flavour you will get through them quickly! The deep amber-coloured flesh tastes creamy and nutty. Best roasted with salt, pepper and oil.
  (Approximate seed count – 12)

  

  SKU: SWBF Categories: Squash and Pumpkin Seeds, Vegetable Seeds Tags: Easy to grow, Fun for kids

  £2.85
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  Winter squash – Delicata Zeppelin (Organic)

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  Winter squash – Delicata Zeppelin (Organic)

  Delicata squashes are famous for their sweet flavour when roasted. This superb selection (known as Zeppelin) has been improved by Frank Morton and his crew of plant wizards at Wild Garden Seed in the USA, and is a total winner.

  Delicata squashes do not store well so are best eaten before Christmas.

  (Approximate seed count – 10)

  

  SKU: SWDe Categories: Squash and Pumpkin Seeds, Vegetable Seeds Tags: Easy to grow, Fun for kids

  £2.50
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  Hull-less Seeded Squash – Kakai (Organic)

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  Hull-less Seeded Squash – Kakai (Organic)

  Large round squash with mottled green stripes on orange-yellow and hull-less seeds for eating.

  Certainly a striking variety renowned for its hull-less seeds, perfect for roasting and snacking. Native to Austria, each plant typically produces 2-3 squashes weighing 2-3 kilos, ideal for both seed harvesting and decorative purposes.

  The seeds are rich in oils and packed with nutrients. Being shell-free seeds this makes them easy to prepare. They can be roasted for a savoury snack or eaten fresh, straight from the opened fruits. In the European cuisine this variety is commercially used to press and extract the nutrient-dense green pumpkin seed oil.

  While primarily grown for its seeds, the flesh of the Kakai squash can be used, it has a mild flavour that complements soups, breads, muffins, or veggie dishes.

  It thrives in full sun and well-draining soil, with semi-bush vines requiring enough space to spread.

  (Approximate seed count – 10)

  

  SKU: SWKk Categories: Squash and Pumpkin Seeds, Unusual vegetables, Vegetable Seeds Tags: Easy to grow, Fun for kids, Unusual veg

  £2.85
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  Patty Pan – Custard White (Organic)

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  Patty Pan – Custard White (Organic)

  Creamy white disc-shaped fruits with a scalloped edge and fine flavour. The plants with a bushy growth habit make delicious flying saucer shaped fruits, 6 – 7 cm in diameter that are classed as summer squash (don’t store for more than 1-2 weeks). The skin of this variety is white and its flesh cream coloured and delicately flavoured. They are best harvested when young, this will encourage the plants to make lots more fruits too.
  (Approximate seed count – 20)

  

  SKU: SSCW Categories: Courgette Seeds, Squash and Pumpkin Seeds, Vegetable Seeds Tags: Easy to grow, Edible flowers, Fun for kids, Quick to grow

  £2.95