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Organic Squash ‘Turks Turban’
£3.30
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Cucurbita Maxima – 10 Seeds
It would be very hard to beat the impressive features of a Turks Turban Squash. The markings and colours are truly stunning which is no wonder that it is sometimes grown purely as an ornamental squash. If you can bring yourself to harvest this beauty, the flesh has a delicious nutty flavour that is very similar to a Butternut.
Even the seeds can be roasted and are incredibly tasty with a small pinch of salt or even used as a crunchy salad topping!
The seeds should be sown in 8cm pots in the spring. Plant out when the risk of frost has passed at around 90cm apart. It should be harvested in the Autumn before the first frosts.
Seed Story
Squash originated in Central America around 8,000 – 10,000 years ago but they were unknown in Europe until the late 16th century.
They are one of the largest and most diverse types of fruits in the plant world.
Squash is notorious for cross pollination which has resulted in the diverse variety we know today.
There are different types of squash; winter and summer. Winter squashes tend to have harder rinds which assists with storage whereas summer squashes like the courgette have a much thinner rind and grow a lot faster.
Winter squashes are often vining, long season plants and can be used to help with ground cover to prevent weeds whereas summer squashes tend to be bush plants.
Indigenous tribes in Native America used to use squash as part of the ‘three sisters’ method of planting. This method uses corn, beans and squash. The squash is used for ground cover, the corn is used to support the beans and the beans fix the nitrogen in the soil for the benefit of the corn and the squash.
Did you know that squash flowers are edible? They can be eaten fresh, steamed, fried, baked or stuffed!
