Squash - Winter
Cucurbita maxima Duch.
HOKKAIDO ORANGE
Out own selection of high yielding truth Uchiki Kuri type. Vigorous plant and nice deep orange pumpkins with weight 1.0 - 1.5 kg. They ripen early and stores well.
DELICIAN F1
A hybrid between Uchiki-Kuri and Kabocha, with flattened round fruits. Skin is slightly lighter than Uchiki-Kuri but the flesh stays deep orange. Very uniform fruits are suitable for long term storage. Average fruit weigh is 1.5-2.0 kg.
GREY QUEEN F1
Kabocha pumpkin with light grey skin, deep orange flesh and high carotene content. Fruits are very suitable for long-term storage and under optimal conditions (dry, well ventilated) can be stored until late spring. The fruits weigh 2.5-3.5 kg. In addition to its resistance to ZYMV, GREY QUEEN, it also has good eating quality. Nice hybrid for soups, purées and baking.
RUGBY F1
A new mini orange Hubbard type hybrid with very attractive rugby ball-shaped fruits. The fruits with weight of 0.8-1.5 kg are uniform in size and can be stored until December. Their skin is slightly lighter than Uchiki-Kuri, with lighter strips. RUGBY has a very small core with a large shape of dark orange flesh.
LAURA
An early small-sized Butternut. Weight of fruits is 1.0-1.5 kg with beige skin and orange flesh and good fruit setting (3-5 fruits per plant) ability. LAURA combinates earliness and good eating quality with Powdery Mildew resistance.
STELLA F1
Our early medium-sized Butternut. The fruits weight 1.2-1.5 kg. Fruits are uniform with small seed cavity, rich in color of flesh and skin. STELLA offers high yields and excellent nutty flavor. Good storage life, resistance to ZYMV (Zucchini Yellow Mosaic Virus) and PRSV (Papaya Ringspot Virus) are also important benefits of this new hybrid.
NUTRIA F1
Butternut with unusual, flattened round fruits (0.8-1.2 kg) with beige skin and orange flesh. The fruits have a very nice and nutty sweet taste and few seeds. NUTRIA sets very well, 5-8 fruits per plant, and is resistant to Powdery Mildew, Fusarium and ZYMV.
BABY SPAGHETTI F1
An early mini spaghetti squash with a semi-vigorous plant habit. It matures about two weeks earlier than traditional spaghetti squashes. The uniform egg-shaped fruits weigh 400-600 g and are suitable for long-term storage. The flesh is pale yellow-orange with and excellent nutty flavor. At full maturity the flesh has a fine spaghetti texture. High yielding with an average of 15-20 fruits per plant.
SHEEPEK F1 (SM 324/24)
Winter squash of the Hubbard type with very attractive small fruits weighing about 500 grams. The size and shape of the fruits, including the pronounced ridges, resemble Acorn squash. But the color of the skin and flesh of SHEEPEK is deep orange. The plant has a semi-vigorous growth and will surprise you with a very high fruit setting. Nice fruits have a very small seed part and the volume of usable flesh is surprisingly large for a relatively small fruit. PS: It is definitely not a squash only for singles as it might seem at first glance. Thanks to its very fine texture and sweet taste, it is excellent for preparing both sweet and savory meats and, of course, popular soups. SHEEPEK also stands out for its very long shelf life (more than 6 months), which only strengthens the use of fully ripe fruits for decorative purposes. The name SHEEPEK comes from Czech name for rosehip, which its shape and color remind us of.
HONEYCAKE F1 (SM 310/21)
Winter squash of the Kabocha type with a flattened round, light orange fruit with typical lighter stripes and spots. The fruits have only a small seed part and weigh around 1.5 kg. The flesh is dark orange and has a fine texture and a pleasant sweet taste. The plant has semi-vigorous growth and thus achieves a higher yield per area than classic vigorous varieties. The advantages of this squash include good storage life (up to 4 months) and tolerance to viruses and fungal diseases. HONEYCAKE, as its name suggest, was bred primarily for the preparation of sweet desserts, infant snacks or sweet canning.