Garden Club News

18 May 2005

Gardeners:

I have an excessive amount of pumpkin, zucchini, and yellow squash seed.

Last year powdery mildew was a real problem for these plants on our 
plot.  My husband and I did a lot of research, and have since identified 
species that are resistant to this disease.  However, the seed was only 
available in farmer's commercial packs (250 seed/pack) so we ended up 
paying over $30.00 for the seed.

Anyone interested in getting some of the seeds from us at cost please 
contact me or my husband, Kevin.  The varieties and costs are given below. 
Given that these are commercial seed --they ARE treated with anti-fungals, 
which enhance germination.  You can view detailed descriptions of the 
varieties at the weblinks.  On each web page is a link (top left of photo) 
entitled "view chart"  which will bring up a chart that gives days to 
maturity, disease resistance, growing habits, etc.

Zucchini:  Spineless Beauty     28 seeds for $1.00
http://growers.harrisseeds.com/cart/detail.asp?subcat=14&product_id=01684%2D00%2D01

Yellow Summer Squash:  Sunray    34 seeds for $1.00
http://growers.harrisseeds.com/cart/detail.asp?subcat=12&product_id=01822%2D00%2D01

Pumpkin:  Alladin   17 seeds for $1.00
http://growers.harrisseeds.com/cart/detail.asp?subcat=14&product_id=01684%2D00%2D01


Anne-Marie Novo-Gradac, Ph.D.