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Vegetables

Specialty Squash

American Tondo
Early variety of high quality fruit with butter-coloured flesh. The skin’s colour is dark black/green.
Size: 4-6 pounds
Shelf life: 4-6 months

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Cushaw Green Stripes
Very unique. Fine grained, sweet. Use for pies, canning. Very attractive.
Size: 4-8 pounds
Shelf life: 6-8 months

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Fairytale
Very unique orange-brown skin with orange flesh. Ornamental pumpkin treated like a squash.
Size: 10-15 pounds
Shelf life: 3-6 months

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Grey Ghost
Outstanding eating quality and good storage ability. Flattened round shape with orange flesh.
Size: 6-8 pounds
Shelf life: 6-10 months

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Jarrahdale
Drum-shaped fruit with heavy rounded ribs and gray skin. Medium-sweet, orange flesh of good quality. Both decorative and food use. Long storage.
Size: 6-10 pounds
Shelf life: 1 year

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Marina Di Chioggia
Bumpy squash with slate blue-green rind make it an ornamental statement for fall. Also described as a culinary revelation.
Size: 5-10 pounds
Shelf life: 5-6 months

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Peanut
This spectacular squash is pink with large bumps that resemble peanuts. Very attractive in decoration and also edible in soups.
Size: 3-4 pounds
Shelf life: 6 months

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Queensland Blue
An Australian variety. Vigorous vines produce green fruit with deep ribbing. Buttercup-shaped.
Size: 10-12 pounds
Shelf life: 8-12 months

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Speckled Hound
This unusual squash is an eye catcher for ornamental use but has a surprise of great taste. Flesh is dense and yellow orange.
Size: 3-6 pounds
Shelf life: 3-5 months

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Turk’s Turban
Very decorative variety, with a nice, orange mixed colour. Good for soups.
Size: 3-5 pounds
Shelf life: 3-4 months

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