Summer Squash Seeds

Aristocrat Zucchini Summer Squash Seeds 52 days to harvest. Widely adaptable with high yields of dark green 6-7" zucchini. More >>

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Eight Ball Zucchini Summer Squash Seeds 35 days to harvest. Fantastic for stuffing, easy to grow and extremely productive. More >>

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Gold Summer Crookneck Summer Squash Seeds (OP,HL) 52 days to harvest. Classic crookneck with bright yellow skin. More >>

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Gold Bar Yellow Summer Squash Seeds 43 days to harvest. Smooth, cylindrical, uniform fruit on open plants make it easy to pick. More >>

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Multipik Yellow Summer Squash Seeds 50 days to harvest. Long, tapered yellow fruit without distinctive necks, early, very prolific squash. More >>

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Peter Pan Summer Squash Seeds 49 days to harvest. Uniform, light green 2.5 to 3" scallop squash has deep, meaty flesh with a creamy, nutty flavor. More >>

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Spacemiser Zucchini Summer Squash Seeds 50 days to harvest. A bright green zucchini yielding more than typical varieties. More >>

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Yellow Straight Neck Summer Squash Seeds (OP,HL) 50 days to harvest. Easy to grow and highly productive in hot weather. More >>

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Dark Green Zucchini Summer Squash Seeds 48 days to harvest. Dark green, uniform 8 to 10" fruit is easy to harvest. More >>

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Papaya Pear F1 Summer Squash Seeds Bright yellow, pear-shaped fruits weigh about 6 oz. each and tender, flavorful flesh. More >>

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Sunburst Summer Squash Seeds Another AAS Winner noted for a deep yellow-skinned Patty Pan-type. Fruits have an attractive tender, buttery yellow color. More >>

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Organic Summer Squash Seeds, Yellow Crookneck A bush-type yellow summer favorite for over 150 years that is easy to grow! Has excellent buttery flavor and firm texture. More >>

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Organic Summer Squash Seeds, Zucchini Dundoo F1 This is an exciting new organic zucchini seed that began as a cross between a popular hybrid and an heirloom well over 10 years ago. More >>

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Container Patio Balmoral F1 Summer Squash Seeds Balmoral is a space saver for your patio container needs. Has unique, Pattypan-shaped, big scalloped white fruit that arise on the stems somewhat like Brussels Sprouts. More >>

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Container Patio Buckingham F1 Zucchini Seeds This is the perfect Zucchini for today's smaller gardens that includes your patio containers. Buckingham will produce good yields over a long season from a dwarf bush that will keep setting wonderful golden fruit. More >>

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Container Patio Green Bush Zucchini Seeds A quick establishing zucchini with a high yield of long green fruits and strong plant frame with a tidy plant habit. Great for container and pots as well as for open ground vegetable gardens. More >>

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Container Patio Silver Bush Zucchini Seeds An attractive, striped zucchini with beautiful silver sheen foliage, a strong plant frame and a tidy and non trailing habit which lends itself to container and pot production. More >>

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Vegetable Garden - Tips on Growing Summer Squash From Seed

DIRECT SOW

• In late Spring, after any danger of frost. Soil temperature should be between 70�-90� F. Summer Squash prefer temperatures closer to 90�F.
• Cooler temperatures can cause the seeds to rot. Sow 2-3 seeds every 18",in a row, cover �" to 1" deep. With pre-dampened soil plant in hills that are spaced 4 ' apart with 4-5 seeds planted 1" deep.
• Plant Summer Squash seeds 1 to 2 inches (2.5 to 5 cm) deep, in pre dampened hills, for bushy cultivars: plant 3 to 4 plants per hill, in hills 18 to 24 inches (45 to 60 cm) apart. For vining types: plant 3 to 4 plants per hill, in hills up to 5 feet (1.5 m) apart. You can use the same spacing when planting out seedlings or transplants.

GROWING CONDITIONS:

• Plant in rich well composted soil. Before the vine spreads apply mulch to control weeds.
• A warm weather crop that should not be planted too early in the spring. Sow in multiple plantings to have consistent production all season.
• Start with assorted varieties and you can fearlessly grow many squash in a surprisingly small space as they have a reputation for burying gardeners with their prolific output. By planting Summer Squash like a buttery Yellow Crookneck, a prolific Yellow Straightneck, and a zucchini in peak season in the same 6-foot-wide bed, you could be picking a manageable 3 to 4 squash a day in peak season.
• Squash need plenty of sun and good drainage, and they love wrapping their roots around bits of decomposing leaves or other compost. Prepare the ground for squash by mixing in a 3-inch layer of compost along with a timed-release or organic fertilizer at the rate recommended on the label. Set 3 transplants in hills spaced at least 30 inches apart. A light mulch is sufficient because squash leaves are so broad and dense that mature plants minimize weeds and provide cooling shade. When setting out squash seedlings in sunny weather, you may cover them with an upside-down flowerpot or other shade cover for a couple of days after transplanting to help prevent wilting.
• Squash bears both male and female flowers. The female flowers are easy to identify by looking for a tiny squash below the blossoms. Male flowers are borne atop a bare stem. To help female flowers develop into squash, bees and other small insects pay numerous visits, leaving behind trails of pollen brought from male blossoms. Male flowers often drop to the ground at the end of their life; do not be alarmed, as this is normal.
• Insects like squash bugs, squash vine borers, and cucumber beetles often injure your squash, with the damage being most severe late in the season, when plants are failing anyway. In areas where pest pressure starts early in the season, grow plants beneath floating row covers, or use covers made of wedding net placed over hoops. Remove the covers to admit pollinating insects when the plants start to bloom.
• You may harvest these vegetables like the yellow squash, zucchini, and other types of summer squash as baby squash, or you can cut them larger, up to 6 to 8 inches long. Use a sharp knife to gather your bounty at least every other day while the plants are producing. Should you miss a picking or two, remove the overripe squash as soon as possible to reduce demands on the plants for moisture and nutrients. If you find yourself with a prolific crop, squash pickles are easy to make, or you can grill marinated slices before storing them in your freezer.
• A good trick when planting seedlings is to hill the soil up around the stem if it is more than 1 inch (2.5 cm) from the soil line to the first set of leaves. This is one time it's OK to mound soil up around a plant's stem, it won't rot, and a stronger healthier root system will develop. If you have had problems in the past, cover the seedlings with row covers to protect them from squash bugs and cucumber beetles.
• Squash need regular water to keep the fruit producing, and can be grown without mulch, except in very dry climates, since the leaves are large enough to shade the soil on their own.
• Squash can be grown in containers, just use the compact, bushy types. Feed the plants every three weeks with a good balanced water soluble fertilizer like a 5-5-5 or a 10-10-10. Hand pollinate to ensure fruit set Start with assorted varieties and you can fearlessly grow many squash in a surprisingly small space as they have a reputation for burying gardeners with their prolific output.
• There is no hurry to harvest nutrient-rich winter squash like Acorn and Butternut, which ripen to full maturity before they are picked. Butternut is a vining plant that needs space to run, but because it is resistant to squash vine borers (an all-too-common pest) and because it stores at normal room temperatures for months, many gardeners find ways to make room for Butternut.

USDA Hardiness Zone -First Frost Date- Last Frost Date

• Zone 1 -July 15th -June 15th
• Zone 2 -August 15th- May 15th
• Zone 3 -September 15th May 15th
• Zone 4 -September 15th May 15th
• Zone 5 -October 15th April 15th
• Zone 6 -October 15th April 15th
• Zone 7 -October 15th April 15th
• Zone 8 -November 15th March 15th
• Zone 9 -December 15th February 15th
• Zone 10 -December 15th January 31st (sometimes earlier)
• Zone 11 -No frost. No frost.