Ep. 32 Mystery Squash Is Fun… Until It's Not

Head to your squash patch and grab a fruit or two — because inside, you've got a pile of seed waiting for you!

 

Another Seedy September Minisode about what seed you can harvest from your fields right now.

 

Now, squash is a bit different from peppers or flowers. Most of the time, I wouldn't tell you to start your seed journey with squash. But if you've only got one variety of a squash species in your garden — especially a butternut or another Cucurbita moschata — then squash seed might be the perfect seed crop.

 

In this episode, we'll get into …

 • The four main species of squash and how they cross (or don't)

 • Why Cucurbita pepo squash (like zucchini, pie pumpkins, and delicata) are tricky seed crops

 • Why  Cucurbita moschata squash (like butternut) is the easiest starting point

 • How to harvest and clean squash seed right in your kitchen

 • The challenge of mystery squash

 

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