Decorative Squash Page
Grow your own fall decorations and tasty dinner squash from the seeds below.

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1A212 Galeux d'Eysines ( Cucurbita maxima )
First seen at the Pumpkin Fair in Tranzault, France in 1996. Sweet, moist, orange flesh, great for baking and also used in soups. Fruits weigh 10-20 pounds and should be harvested before overly mature, because the peanut-like warts continue to grow and will cover the entire fruit. Beautiful enough for table centerpieces. Rightfully called "bumpkins" by some clever children. A sure seller for farm and market stands. 90 days. Seeds from SSE.

  $1.95 per pack of 10 seeds.

1A216 Potimarron ( Cucurbita maxima )
Famous winter squash from France. The name is derived from potiron (pumpkin) and marron (chestnut). Very aromatic and chestnut-like in taste. One of the very best for baking and roasting. Nice-sized 3-4 pound fruits store well. 85-95 days.

  $1.95 per pack of 10 seeds.

1A203 Golden Hubbard ( Cucurbita maxima )
Introduced by D. M. Ferry in 1898. Typical hard-skinned hubbard, but the shell color is a beautiful deep orange. Fruits weigh from 8-12 pounds and have thick dry sweet fine-grained golden-yellow flesh. Great keeper. 90-100 days. Seeds from SSE.

  $1.95 per pack of 10 seeds.

1A209 Muscade de Provence ( Cucurbita moschata )
Traditional variety from southern France. Gorgeous, big flat fruits are reminiscent of big wheels of cheese, heavily ribbed. Fruits average 20 pounds and are green when immature and ripen to a deep, rich brown when fully ripe. Deep orange flesh, very fine flavored. One of the best varieties we offer for baking, good keeper. Introduced to American gardeners in 1899 by Vaughan’s Seed Store in Chicago. 100-110 days. Seeds from SSE.

  $1.95 per pack of 10 seeds.

TPF177 Thelma Sanders ( Cucurbita pepo )
Wonderful cream-colored acorn-type squash. Our favorite two-serving baking squash. Trailing vines are enormously productive. 85-90 days. A SSE variety.

  $1.95 per pack of 10 seeds.

TPF179 Boston Marrow ( Cucurbita maxima )
Thought to be of Native American origin, but not documented. Striking reddish orange skin, average fruits weigh 10-20 pounds. Excellent eating qualities, fine grained, sweet flesh. Almost two centuries of history! 90- 110 days.

  $1.95 per pack of 10 seeds.

1A204 Pennsylvania Dutch Crookneck Squash ( Cucurbita moschata )
Enormous fruits weigh 10-20 pounds. Very easy to prepare since the curved neck is completely filled tight with sweet dark orange flesh, great for pies. Just cut into rings and bake. Seed are all contained neatly in the bottom bulb of the fruit. 100-110 days. Seeds from SSE.

  $1.95 per pack of 10 seeds.

1A205 Queensland Blue ( Cucurbita maxima )
Beautiful variety of winter squash procured from Australia in 1932. Blue skin is deeply ribbed all around the sides, but flat on the top and bottom. Fruits weigh 12-20 pounds when fully mature. Flesh is thick and dense, semi-sweet, very flavorful and of the best quality. Excellent variety for extended winter storage. 100-120 days.

  $1.95 per pack of 10 seeds.

1A208 Tennessee Sweet Potato ( Cucurbita mixta )
First listed in 1847 by New York seedsman Grant Thorburn as Green Striped Bell and most likely re-named by Burpee in 1883 to Tennessee Sweet Potato. Poor eating qualities, 10-20 pound fruits are best for extremely long-lasting decorations. Does well in cooler weather. 95-100 days.

  $1.95 per pack of 10 seeds.

1A242 Celebration Hybrid
Celebration is a brand new, gold striped, acorn shaped hybrid winter squash. A joint release by Rupp Seeds and Cornell with eating quality superior to other acorn products. Celebration's sugar content has tested 30 - 50% higher than other available acorn varieties. Its powdery mildew tolerant bush plant bears an abundance of 1 ½ lb. fruit.

  $2.25 per pack of 10 seeds.

TPF216 La Estrella Hybrid
A new Rupp exclusive tropical pumpkin hybrid from the University of Florida. Bred by Dr. Don Maynard for uniform fruit size and superior flesh color.
When grown in the norther states, La Estrella produces 10 pound fruit in 125 days. When it is grown in Florida in the winter, La Estrella produces 6 pound fruit in 70 days..

  $2.25 per pack of 10 seeds.

1A243 Red Eye
Although this new Rupp squash has excellent eating quality, it will mos likely be used more for decorative purposes. Large, tasty 14" fruits in 110 days.

  $2.25 per pack of 10 seeds.

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New! Jim's Plant Growth Stimulator for Gourds ( Same plant family, works equally as well on squash as it does for gourds ).
Jim has developed this product through years of testing on his farms. This natural, environmentally safe solution will produce amazing results, producing vigorous plants and larger fruits. We highly recommend you do you own trial test ( i.e. spray one plant with solution, next to a plant not sprayed with solution over the length of a growing season ) to fully appreciate how effective this product is.
This is a two part water soluble product that should be mixed 14.75cc of each part ( we provide measuring spoon with solution ) to one gallon of water and sprayed onto the foliage of the squash plants. It contains Food Grade H₂0², ( produced by nature ) Gibberellic Acid ( a natural plant growth hormone ), B1 and other plant vitamins, plant hormones, ( made from natural sources ) micronutrients including Boron (B), Copper (Cu), Iron (Fe), Manganese (Mn), Molybdenum (Mo), Sulfur (S) and Zinc (Zn) plus a natural detergent based "sticker" that makes the product stick to the leaves until absorbed by the plant.
This mix will make 16 gallons of solution.

  JPAG04 Plant Growth Stimulator for Gourds $14.95

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