About This

• Deliciously Tender & Child-Friendly: With a creamy consistency, thin skin, and mild, sweet flavor, this crookneck variety is beloved by kids and adults alike. The swan-necked fruits are visually striking and incredibly versatile in the kitchen—perfect for sautéing, roasting, or adding raw to salads and veggie trays.
• Compact Bush Habit for Easy Gardening: Unlike vining squash types that can take over your garden, Early Summer Crookneck grows just 2 feet high and spreads 3 to 4 feet wide. Its bushy structure makes harvesting simple and containment easy, especially in raised beds or smaller garden plots.
• Best Harvested Small for Maximum Flavor: Pick fruits when they reach 5 to 6 inches long for optimal tenderness and taste. Smaller fruits ensure creamy, melt-in-your-mouth texture, and harvesting at the right stage encourages continuous fruit production throughout the hot summer months.
• Certified Organic & High Yielding: Grown from certified organic seed, this variety is non-GMO and well-suited for gardeners looking to maintain clean, sustainable growing practices. Expect reliable germination and high yields with minimal effort, even in beginner gardens.
• Direct Sow or Start Indoors: Sow seeds directly into the garden 1 inch deep after the final frost, or start indoors to get a jump on the season. Thin seedlings to 24 inches apart, or plant in hills spaced 4 feet apart, thinning to 2 plants per hill for strong growth and efficient space use.

Overview

• Indoor/Outdoor Usage : Indoor
• Brand : Park Seed
• Material Feature : Organic
• Color : Crookneck Organic
• Expected Blooming Period : Summer
• Sunlight Exposure : Full Sun
• Unit Count : 20.0 Count
• Expected Planting Period : Summer
• Product Care Instructions : mild
• USDA Hardiness Zone : 1, 10, 11, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9