Baby gold zucchini is a smaller version of the ever-popular gold bar squash. It is a great way to add its beatiful gold color to salads and side dishes. Baby gold zucchini does not travel as well as baby gold summer, so we recommend shipping this item by air.
BABY GREEN SCALLOPINI SQUAQSH has a beautiful dark green color and the shape of a pumped-up space ship. Closely related to Baby Green and Yellow Summer squash, this baby variety distinguishes itself with its unusual combination of color and shape. Not many growers plant this variety, and we think that’s a darned shame. BABY GREEN…
Specific scallop-edged BABY YELLOW SUMMER SQUASH varieties have been around since before 1860. This species, probably developed from a cross between a cucumber and a squash, was actually cultivated by Native Americans in pre-Columbian times, and is still a widely grown, highly-esteemed vegetable in the United States. It is excellent simply served with butter, but…
Baby Zucchini with Flowers are one of the most impressive and readily available specialty items. These female blossoms are larger than the male blossoms, which do not have the 8 attached. The male flowers are usually pan-fried or deep-fried, while these are best suited to stuffing and they create a lovely splash of color in…
Also known as Po Qwa, Pul Qua and Wee Lo Swa, Bottle Gourds are used as a vegetable while still immature. Treat them as a winter squash. If very fresh, they will keep as long as a month. To use, peel and scoop out the seeds, and cut as desired or cut in half, remove…
Buttercup looks similar to Kabocha but with a light colored button on the blossom end of the squash. It has a very thin shell, and dark orange, sweet, smooth flesh that tastes of honey, roasted chestnuts and sweet potato. And if you’re looking for a sweet winter squash with a dry texture, this is it!…
Calabaza (abobora, ahuyama, crapaudback, Cuban squash, giraumon, toadback, West Indian pumpkin, zapallo) is a very large, spherical or slightly pear-shaped squash with a fine-grained orange-colored flesh and a flavor similar to that of a pumpkin but moister and sweeter. Calabaza is popular throughout the Caribbean as well as Central and South America. This sweet hard…
An Italian heirloom variety, Butternut Rogosa Violina Gioia has a violin shape and rustic looking, wrinkled tan skin. The flesh is deep orange and sweet perfect for desserts, roasting, stuffing and baking. They weigh around 3 lbs each. Organically grown in California’ s central valley.
Tahitian Squash is a big, beautiful Hard Squash variety with a long, thick neck and small seed cavity in its base it basically looks like a giant Butternut Squash with a stretched neck. Tahitian Squash is very dense and each piece weighs around 10 pounds. It boasts gorgeous orange flesh, rich, sweet flavor, and very…