Green Striped Cushaw Winter Squash Seeds (Cucurbita mixta cv.). Harvested from the gardens at Monticello.Cushaws likely originated in the West Indies before 1700, and this heirloom is believed to be the same variety cultivated before 1860 as 'Improved Cushaw'. Thomas Jefferson cultivated numerous squashes at Monticello, including 'long crooked' and 'warted' summer squash, 'Cymlings', and winter varieties. 'Green-Striped Cushaw' is a hardy winter squash with distinctively green-striped white skin and thick, yellow, mildly sweet... - Green Striped Cushaw Winter Squash Seeds (Cucurbita mixta cv.). |