West Indies Red Habanero Pepper

An open-pollinated Caribbean HEIRLOOM prized for its citrusy, lightly smoky flavor and fiery-hot, bright red lantern-shaped pods. Hotter than the classic red type, with a Scoville rating of 300,000–450,000, this dependable and productive variety shines in jerk seasonings, pepper sauces, mashes, and chutneys, where a small amount delivers bright tropical flavor and lasting heat.

This beloved Japanese delicacy tastes as good as it looks! Bright orange flesh with a unique, nutty flavor, thin, edible, knobby skin cures from a deep black-green to an enchanting orange with a gray-to-blush hue. Don’t be alarmed when they then develop a thin white film known as “bloom” on the surface. It is all part of their curing process. The longer you let them color, the longer they store! Allow ample garden space or plant on the edge of a raised bed and allow to ramble. Roast, fry or toss into your favorite soup.

Early fruiting, powdery mildew resistance and endless yields for the win! Plant habit is open, lending itself to easy picking of slender, buttery yellow 5-7” straight fruits. Also a winner in Fedco staff taste test for sweetness and texture. 

Bred by the late Dr. Brent Loy of UNH, this New England exclusive produces uniform, attractive fruits with exceptional yields. Early to harvest and productive over a long window thanks to strong resistance to powdery mildew. Give this vigorous plant a little space and it will reward you all season. If summer squash holds a special place in your heart, this one will not disappoint.

Decorate and dine with this colorful and flavorful farmers’ market favorite! A semi-bush, hybrid of sweet dumpling and acorn squash, each is uniquely flecked in hues of green, gold and ivory. Inside, the golden-yellow flesh is nutty and maple sweet. After displaying for fall decorations, they may be stored for months, roasted and enjoyed.  Flavor only improves with storage.

An All-America Selections Winner with a relatively tidy bush habitat bred for growing in containers. Cream-colored skin accented with forest-green stripes envelops smooth, orange flesh with a sweet, nutty flavor.  Has yields superior to the classic Delicata and requires less space! The 1 1/2 – 2 lb. fruit store well, remaining edible for about 100 days. As a bonus, tolerant of powdery mildew.

Hailed as one of the sweetest squash in existence, this delicious version sports oblong fruit with coppery skin emblazoned with the signature green Delicata striping. Beloved for their edible skin, and oh-so-sweet flesh, a typical 12-16 ounce squash nicely serves two. Unlike most winter squash, it is ready to eat fresh off the vine, but also holds well and retains its sweetness through storage. Seeds are also a tasty oven-roasted treat! With vines up to six feet in length, it will trellis beautifully for you! Developed by Dr. James Baggett, Oregon State University. 

A gourmet pedigree! This mini butternut squash, a farmers’ market favorite, will leave you wanting more! Bred by renowned vegetable breeder Michael Mazourek of Cornell, and regarded by many as one of the best-tasting squash of all time. Sugary sweet, boasts a deep orange flesh and reaches just 4 to 5 inches long. Easy to roast whole and a perfect 1-2 person serving size.  For the win, Honeynut is resistant to powdery mildew and its compact vine saves valuable garden space.

Weighing in at just 2 pounds, ‘Little Dipper’ is a flavorful, personal sized squash with a small seed cavity and a bright orange, nutty tasting flesh that is easy to cut and prepare. Vines are vigorous, high yielding, very disease resistant! Stores equally as well as their full-sized kinfolk.

This Mediterranean, Cousa type squash boasts a sweet and nutty flavor comparable to Zephyr. Steadily bearing over a long season, the blocky, creamy-green, tapered fruits are best picked small, when 4 to 5 inches long. A trouble-free garden performer you will come to rely upon for big flavor!

This Delicata strain has garnered a following for its sweet, nutty, award-winning taste. Dark green stripes accentuate the creamy skin of the 7- to 9-inch long fruit. Harvested fruit stores exceptionally well.

The brilliant yellow color, crunchy texture, buttery flavor, and high productivity are all first rate. Designated as an AAS in 1985, Sunburst is the standard scallop-edge dish-shaped squash. The plant is a compact, open habit bush. For optimum tenderness and flavor, pick the squash young, when it is 2-3″ in diameter.

This yellow straightneck summer squash is known for its unique upright, indeterminate habit, setting successive fruits along a central stem as it grows. Aptly named Smooth Criminal, it produces sleek, glossy fruits that are tender, buttery, and full of classic summer squash flavor. With a bit of staking to support its vertical form, you’ll enjoy easy, summer-long harvests of tender, flavorful squash.

A beautiful and great tasting squash that will produce like crazy all summer long! The distinctive, slender fruits are yellow with faint white stripes and light-green blossom ends and best harvested young at 4 to 6 inches to best capture the nutty flavor and firm texture. Zephyr has some great genes — a hybrid of yellow crookneck, Delicata and yellow Acorn squashes— and a larger open habit that makes for easy picking!