Long Island Winter Squash Seeds (Cucurbita moschata)

This Long Island heirloom was known as the original "Cheese Wheel." It has smooth, heavily ribbed, buff-colored skin with a deep orange, sweet flesh. This winter squash weighs 6-10 pounds and is considered one of the best baking varieties and is excellent in pies. It also stores well. Direct sow seeds in hills or rows after the last spring frost; for hills, sow 6-8 seeds per 12"-wide hill, then thin to the best 3-4 plants per hill. To grow in a shorter season, start indoors 3-4 weeks before the last frost. Winter squash prefers fertile soil. Approximately 16 seeds per packet.