Vegetable Seeds
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Squash Crops
I've included all members of the squash or cucurbit family
here. All of them tend to be heavy feeders enjoying the extra dob
of compost around the roots, and really do well in warm weather.
They tend to take over more than their fair share of the garden,
but can be tamed back by using bush varieties or trellising up fences
or teepee structures. Cukes will keep on producing the more you
pick, but leave those storage squash and pumpkins on the vine as long
as you can.
Cucumbers
Melons
Winter Squash
Pumpkins
Cucumbers Approximately 35 seeds/gram.
EARLY RUSSIAN (Pickling)
 55 days
from transplant. This is a short season pickling cuke, found in
Canadian gardening history going many decades back. Skins are deep
green with black spines that easily rub off. Good and crisp for
excellent dills.
Product code: 1402
Price: 1g = $3.00, 5g = $10.00
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BOOTHBY'S BLONDE (Pickling)
 50 daysfrom
transplant. Boothby's is by far my favourite cucumber! Nice
and sweet flavour that is refreshingly juicy but crisp. Skin is a
creamy blonde colour, and fruits are ideally harvested at the 5" stage.
Overgrown fruits are lovely in Lady Ashburnham pickles - a
Carleton County standard relish.
Product code: 1401
Price: 1g = $3.00, 5g = $10.00
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Melons Approximately 20 seeds/gram.
SUGAR BABY (Watermelon)
 78 days
from transplant. A little guy also known as "Icebox". It is
the perfect choice for short-season gardeners, as it produces reliably
in northern climates. Dark green rind, pink-red flesh that tastes
like a summer sugary treat.
Product code: 1701
Price: 1 g =$3.00, 5 g = $10.00 |
Winter Squash
LESTER'S SQUASH
Certified Organic
 100 days. Calling all Buttercup lovers!
Lester's Squash combines the best of both
worlds as a cross between
Burgess Buttercup and Turk's Turban. Fruits exhibit a rainbow of
colours and excellent keeping qualities from their Turk's parent. The
Buttercup side gives them their "wheel" shape with that lovely, deep
orange flesh loaded with rich
flavour. Fruits are generally 1lb+, growing on vigorous trailing
vines that often root at the leaf nodes. Plants require
considerable water, and organic mulch helps greatly. The fun part
of growing Lester's Squash is watching the fruits develop into their
different colours and patterns - very rewarding! This is a local
heirloom from Brighton Botanicals of Upper Brighton, NB. Grower
Pam Trenholm brings this variety to HSP after many years of cultivating
it with her father, Lester Wheeler, after whom the squash is named.
If you're a Buttercup devotee, then give Lester's a try!
8 seeds/gram
Product code: 2301-CO
Price: 2g = $3.00, 10g = $12.50 |
BUSH DELICATA
 80 days.
A great winter squash that grows smaller fruits (7" long, 4"
wide) on compact bush plants - a good choice for those with limited
garden space. Skin is a mottled cream and green, flesh is
orange. Fruits cook quickly when roasted - ready in only 20
minutes for those who remember the squash at the last minute (like
me!). 9 seeds/gram.
Product code: 2302
Price: 2g = $3.00, 10g = $12.50 |
SPAGHETTI SQUASH
 95 days.
Trailing vines produce oval fruits with buff-coloured skin.
Fruits are approximately 3 lb each, and yellow flesh can be
shredded and served like spaghetti! Lovely when mixed with sauce
and baked back in the shell.
7 seeds/gram.
Product code: 2303
Price: 2g = $2.50 |
TABLE QUEEN BUSH ACORN C. pepo
 80 days. A
popular winter squash for those with limited space. Fruits have
green skin and are shaped like an acorn, producing 3-8 per plant.
This bush variety was introduced in 1948.
10 seeds/gram.
Product code: 2304
Price: 2g = $2.50 |
Pumpkins
ATLANTIC GIANT C. maxima
 105 days
from transplant. This is the big one! Pumpkin enthusiasts
can get one of these guys to reach over 600 lbs., with 100 lbs. as good
as guaranteed. The heaviest Altantic Giant on record weighed-in
at 1689 lbs. grown by Joe Jutras in 2007. Think you've got it in
ya? Go for it!
8 seeds/gram
Product code: 2101
Price: 1g = $3.00 |
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