Galeux d'Eysines Pumpkin Squash, 1883 Heirloom

$3.45 $3.95 -13% OFF

Galeux d'Eysines Pumpkin Squash, 1883 Heirloom

$3.45 $3.95 -13% OFF
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The Seed Savers Exchange - A French historic variety squash from the Bordeaux region; noted in Vilmorin’s Les Plantes Potageres (1883). Seed carried by La Ferme de Ste. Marthe and collected by SSE member Amy Goldman at the 1996 Tranzault Pumpkin Festival. Attains weight of 10-20 pounds. Best used for beautiful table centerpieces or eaten in stews and soups. Harvest squashes when slightly immature as they tend to crack. 90 days.(C. maxima) (aka Galeuse d’Eysines, Courge Brodée Galeuse)

Characteristics: 

  • Fruits grow to 10-20 pounds
  • Harvest when slightly immature to avoid cracking
  • Eaten in stews and soups or used as decoration
  • Winter squash
  • 90 days
  • 25 seeds per packet

Planting Instructions - Sow seeds outdoors in 12" diameter hills after danger of frost has passed. Hills should be spaced 6' apart in all directions. Can also be started indoors 3 weeks before transplanting out.

Plant 1" deep

Hill 6-8 seeds together

Thin to 3-4 plants

Light: Full Sun

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