Squash Total Eclipse Hybrid - Ontario Seed Company

Cucurbita pepo

Total Eclipse Scallop "Pattypan" Squash

Prolific, pie-shaped scalloppini squash. Dark green fruits 10 x 5cm (4 x 2") size with pure white flesh and delicious flavour. Open, upright plants with hybrid vigour.

How to Grow

Squash are a hot weather crop. They need full sun and deep, rich, well drained, organic soil with a pH of 5.5 to 6.5. Before planting, work in lots of compost. Directly plant seed outdoors from late May to mid June 2.5cm (1") deep in hills 2.4m (8') apart with 4-6 seeds per hill. After germination, thin to 3 plants per hill. Seed can be started indoors 3 weeks before the plant out date. Squash do not transplant well - use paper or fiber pots that can be set directly in the soil Protect mature squash from frost and cold temperatures.

Approx. 20 seeds/pkt.