VINING CROPS

57. National Pickling Cucumber-(48 days) Medium sized, green, early and heavy producing fruits. Great in salads and for pickling.

58. Marketmore 76 Slicing Cucumber (58 days) Long dark, green, high yielding 8-9” fruits. Starts bearing a little late but goes for a while. Great old standby variety.

59. Mixed Gourds- (95 days) Nice for Thanksgiving decorations this is a mix of our early, small gourds. Colors range from orange to yellow, white and green. All sorts of shapes.

60. New England Pie Pumpkin (102 days) Classic pie pumpkin. 4lb fruits are dry and sweet with bright orange skin. They produce best during hot summers.

61. Howden Pumpkin (115 days) Standard Jack-o-lantern pumpkin, large with deep orange skin and defined ribs. Good strong handle. They vary in size but average about 20lbs per fruit. Developed in Massachusetts in the 1970’s.

62. Costata Romanesco Zucchini (54 days) Italian zucchini with tender, nutty flavor. Light green with prominent ribbing. Can grow very large, but in Italy it is picked when 6” or less and the flower is still attached. It is then fried whole. Yum

63. Sunburst Patty Pan Squash- (52 Days) High yielding tender, flying saucer shaped squash with a scalloped edge. Bright yellow color with green “bellybutton” tip Great at any size

64. Zucchini/ Summer Squash Mix- two of each of our two varieties

64. Waltham Butternut Squash -(105 days) Sweet flavor, high in beta carotein. Stores for months. Light tan skin with uniform 9” long, 4-5 lb, pear shaped fruits, small seed cavities.

65. Uncle David’s Dakota Dessert Squash- (95 days) C. max. “Buttercup squash at its best. This outstanding strain,which David Podoll calls “the original buttercup” has been in his family for 70 years. They’ve been selecting it for 40 years, crossing it with hubbards and other maximas, primarily for color, taste, sweetness, and vigor and hardiness in cold weather, but also for thick flesh, small seed cavities and higher productivity, while maintaining the buttercup look. The results show. Our five hills produced 18 ripe squash averaging 4.5 lb. New!