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Squash - Summer - Early Crookneck
The Squash Summer Early Yellow Crookneck, 'Cucurbita pepo', has a taste that has been described as creamy, mild, sweet, and buttery . The Early Yellow Crookneck is a versatile vegetable. It can be steamed, grilled on the barbecue, sauteed, added to salads, stuffed with lots of tasty delights, and made into bread. This compact plant produces lots of squash. This summer squash has a smooth light yellow skin with white flesh. Plant in the spring, 2 to 4 weeks after the last average frost date. Squash prefers well drained, rich soil with lots of organic matter. Harvest as soon as squash reaches at least 1 inch in length and up to 4 to 7 inches in length. Squash are most tender and flavorful when young. ... more
Immortelle - Double Mix The Immortelle Double Mix, 'Xeranthemum annuum', provides shaggy everlasting daisies on long stems. They are essential for dried flowers bouquets and wreaths. The Double Mix Immortelle prefers full sun and any well drained garden soil. They do well in dry, infertile soils. Plant in the early spring, 2 to 3 weeks before the last spring frost. The Immortelle is excellent for cut flowers, flower borders, or in wildflower plantings. |
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