| Cucumbers, Muskmelon, Watermelon, Squash and Pumpkins |
CUCUMBERS
Burpee Hybrid - 55 days. Straight green fruits, about 8 ½” by 2 ½”. Rounded at the ends, with medium seed cavity
and crispy flesh. Plant more than one plant for a good fruit set.
Burpless Hybrid - 62 days. Crisp and juicy. Harvest when 12 - 15" long or longer.
Fanfare - 63 days. Great taste, compact plants, high yields, extended harvest, disease resistant. Straight 8 - 9" cucs
are dark green and very uniform. AAS winner.
Pot Luck - 50 days. Compact 18" vines that yield a large number of straight, flavorful 6 1/2 - 7" fruit with medium-
dark green skin. Can be used fresh or for pickling. Perfect for the small garden.
MUSKMELON
Burpee Hybrid - 82 days. Superb! 4 - 4 1/2 pound melons that are deep orange, thick, firm, juicy, sweet and delicious.
Savor Hybrid (Charentais) - 78 days. Deep orange, 1 1/2 - 2 lb fruit that are very sweet and aromatic. Rind smooth
and greenish with dark green sutures. Important to harvest when skin color between sutures goes from greenish to
straw and fruit fragrance is pronounced. This variety does not "slip".
WATERMELONS
Black Diamond - 95 days. Excellent late season some or market variety. Very dark green nearly round fruits averaging
30-40 lbs. Sweet bright red flesh.
Sweet Favorite Hybrid - 80 days. All America Winner. Large melons up to 20 lbs. Bright scarlet sweet, juicy flesh
with small seeds.
SQUASH
Bush Delicata - 86 days. Decorative as a winter gourd, but has a nutty, sweet flavor and smooth texture. The oblong
fruit reaches 7-9 inches with creamy white skin and green stripes. Vines reach 4’ – 6’ in the garden.
Butterboy Hybrid - 80 days. Somewhat compact vines produce high quality fruits that average 2 ½ to 2 ¾ lbs with
rich reddish-orange flesh that has an extra sweet flavor. Keeps well
Sweet Dumpling - 100 days. Fruits 3-4” across and about 8 oz each. Delicious light golden flesh is sweet, nutty, with
pleasant, fine texture. Stores well.
Sweet Mama (buttercup) - 95 days. AAS award winning buttercup type. Turban shaped, dark, grey-green fruits.
Flesh is deep gold and very sweet. Short, semi-vining habit.
Table King (acorn) - 75 days. Glossy dark green fruits are 6” long and 5” across. Develop hard outer shell; great
keeper. Small seed cavity. Thick flesh.
Space Miser Zucchini - 50 days. Compact 18 inch plants that produce 6”-8” dark green fruits.
PUMPKINS
Orange Smoothie - 90-110 days. 2002 AAS Award winner. Five to eight pound fruits that are perfect for home
decorating and planting.
Pro Gold #300 - 88 days. Thick, golden-yellow flesh with rich orange skin. Fruits are 12” in diameter weighing 16-20
pounds. Bush type needs less space.
Burpee Hybrid - 55 days. Straight green fruits, about 8 ½” by 2 ½”. Rounded at the ends, with medium seed cavity
and crispy flesh. Plant more than one plant for a good fruit set.
Burpless Hybrid - 62 days. Crisp and juicy. Harvest when 12 - 15" long or longer.
Fanfare - 63 days. Great taste, compact plants, high yields, extended harvest, disease resistant. Straight 8 - 9" cucs
are dark green and very uniform. AAS winner.
Pot Luck - 50 days. Compact 18" vines that yield a large number of straight, flavorful 6 1/2 - 7" fruit with medium-
dark green skin. Can be used fresh or for pickling. Perfect for the small garden.
MUSKMELON
Burpee Hybrid - 82 days. Superb! 4 - 4 1/2 pound melons that are deep orange, thick, firm, juicy, sweet and delicious.
Savor Hybrid (Charentais) - 78 days. Deep orange, 1 1/2 - 2 lb fruit that are very sweet and aromatic. Rind smooth
and greenish with dark green sutures. Important to harvest when skin color between sutures goes from greenish to
straw and fruit fragrance is pronounced. This variety does not "slip".
WATERMELONS
Black Diamond - 95 days. Excellent late season some or market variety. Very dark green nearly round fruits averaging
30-40 lbs. Sweet bright red flesh.
Sweet Favorite Hybrid - 80 days. All America Winner. Large melons up to 20 lbs. Bright scarlet sweet, juicy flesh
with small seeds.
SQUASH
Bush Delicata - 86 days. Decorative as a winter gourd, but has a nutty, sweet flavor and smooth texture. The oblong
fruit reaches 7-9 inches with creamy white skin and green stripes. Vines reach 4’ – 6’ in the garden.
Butterboy Hybrid - 80 days. Somewhat compact vines produce high quality fruits that average 2 ½ to 2 ¾ lbs with
rich reddish-orange flesh that has an extra sweet flavor. Keeps well
Sweet Dumpling - 100 days. Fruits 3-4” across and about 8 oz each. Delicious light golden flesh is sweet, nutty, with
pleasant, fine texture. Stores well.
Sweet Mama (buttercup) - 95 days. AAS award winning buttercup type. Turban shaped, dark, grey-green fruits.
Flesh is deep gold and very sweet. Short, semi-vining habit.
Table King (acorn) - 75 days. Glossy dark green fruits are 6” long and 5” across. Develop hard outer shell; great
keeper. Small seed cavity. Thick flesh.
Space Miser Zucchini - 50 days. Compact 18 inch plants that produce 6”-8” dark green fruits.
PUMPKINS
Orange Smoothie - 90-110 days. 2002 AAS Award winner. Five to eight pound fruits that are perfect for home
decorating and planting.
Pro Gold #300 - 88 days. Thick, golden-yellow flesh with rich orange skin. Fruits are 12” in diameter weighing 16-20
pounds. Bush type needs less space.
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