Seed Source: The Homestead Squash Seeds - Gardenista
Planning to add members of the cucurbit family that would be pumpkins squash or gourds by the way to the vegetable garden... ...this year We ve found a company whose sole mission is to provide the highest quality seeds to the everyday vegetable gardener Photographs by Janet Hall for Gardenista. Located in Amish country in Illinois the 200 Acres Farm which includes The Great Pumpkin Patch The Homestead Bakery... ...and The Homestead Seeds is operated by the Condill family who specialize in growing cucurbits pumpkins squash and gourds The Homestead Seeds offers more than 200 varieties of heirloom, rare, and common pumpkin, squash, and gourd seeds, including the Casper pumpkin seeds shown above. Seeds should be sown outdoors after the last frost date. Image via The Martha Blog. The Homestead Seeds are packaged in small bottles with cork lids. (NB: For ideas on particular pumpkin varieties, see our earlier post “10 Easy Pieces: Best Pumpkins to Plant for Next Year’s Halloween”.)