Squash & Cucumbers

Summer squash, winter squash, zucchini, and cucumbers.

Acorn Squash (Table Queen)

85-100 days · Easy

Mild, slightly sweet, and nutty with tender texture

Black Beauty Zucchini

50-55 days · Easy

Mild, slightly sweet with tender texture when young

Burgess Buttercup Squash

100-110 days · Moderate

Extremely sweet, creamy, and rich with nutty undertones

Butternut Squash

100-120 days · Easy to Moderate

Sweet, nutty, and creamy with hints of brown butter

Carnival Acorn Squash

100-110 days · Easy to Moderate

Sweet, nutty, slightly buttery with smooth texture

Cocozelle Italian Heirloom Zucchini

55-65 days · Easy

Rich, nutty, and sweet with firm, dense texture

Delicata Squash

95-105 days · Easy to Moderate

Sweet and creamy like sweet potato with hints of corn

Honeynut Squash

100-110 days · Moderate

Intensely sweet and nutty, concentrated butternut flavor

Hubbard Blue Squash

100-120 days · Moderate

Sweet, nutty, and rich with fine, smooth texture

Kabocha Winter Squash

95-105 days · Moderate

Extremely sweet, nutty, creamy like sweet potato with chestnut notes

Pattypan Squash (Sunburst)

50-60 days · Easy

Mild, sweet, and buttery with tender texture

Spaghetti Squash

90-110 days · Easy to Moderate

Mild, slightly sweet, neutral flavor that takes on other flavors well

Sugar Pie Pumpkin

100-110 days · Easy

Sweet, smooth, rich and creamy with classic pumpkin flavor

Table King Bush Acorn Squash

85-95 days · Moderate

Sweet, nutty, and smooth with hints of butter and honey

Tromboncino Squash

60 days for summer use, 110-120 for winter storage days · Moderate

Mild and tender when young, sweet and nutty when mature

Vegetable Marrow (Long Green Trailing)

60-80 (young), 100+ (mature marrow) days · Moderate

Mild, slightly sweet when young, becomes more neutral and meaty when mature

Waltham Butternut Squash

100-120 days · Moderate

Sweet, nutty, and smooth with rich butterscotch notes

Yellow Crookneck Summer Squash

50-65 days · Easy

Mild, slightly sweet, and tender when young

Yellow Straightneck Zucchini

48-55 days · Easy

Mild, tender, slightly nutty when young

Yellow Summer Squash (Early Prolific Straightneck)

50-55 days · Easy

Mild, sweet, and buttery with tender texture