 | Summer Crookneck Squash Seeds (Cucurbita pepo cv.). Summer Crookneck Squash, also known as Summer Warted Crookneck, is a tropical vegetable grown by Native Americans, which is typically eaten when the fruit is young and tender. Jefferson received seed of the "long crooked and warted Squash" in 1807 from Timothy Matlack, who called it "our best Squash." Direct sow seeds in hills or rows after the last spring frost; for hills, sow 6-8 seeds in 12"-wide hills, then thin to 3-4 plants per hill. Plants prefer moist but well-drained, fertile soil. Bush... - Summer Crookneck Squash Seeds (Cucurbita pepo cv.). |
