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Slow to become inedible, prolific fruiting occurs in less-than-ideal conditions. \u003ci\u003eCrook’s Neck\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eseeds\u003c\/span\u003e are small, vine habit plants are also small, and fruits are best small. Cut in half, pan fry quickly with butter, coconut oil, a dash of pink salt, and a bit of pepper; you’ll have a quick snack in your hands. Disease resistance, aversion to deer nibbles, and powdery mildew resistance all impress me. I purposely cultivate these \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eseeds\u003c\/span\u003e in tough, less than fertile clay, amongst rainy springs, and droughty summers. \u003ci\u003eCrook’s Neck \u003c\/i\u003eis tough against bugs, and a small profile allow the discovery of invasive insects. Great for home gardens, porches, and a reliable market producer. 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The European heirloom Swiss ford hook crossed to the classic Black Beauty. Selections then were interplanted amongst the famous modern-day hybrid Dunja. Intense selective pressure preserves only the strongest plants amongst the garden plot. The resistant specimens chosen under stinky squash bug families, cucumber beetle (striped and spotted) plus various leaf hoppers, and the infamous, and awfully destructive vine borer. While not immune to the Vine borer, survivors fruit and \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eseeds\u003c\/span\u003e were set amongst the dead Zucchini, leading me to believe I can select for smells and pheromones over the years to increase resilience. Increase production by staggering planting so male flowers sequence coincide with later female flowers to improve pollination for increased yields. \u003ci\u003eGreen Z \u003c\/i\u003emakes lasagna better! \u003ci\u003eGreen Z \u003c\/i\u003eproduces uniform and tender large squash for slicing, dicing, mandolins, and noodle making. This is an heirloom hybrid braid, where seasonally additional improvements widen \u003ci\u003eGreen Z \u003c\/i\u003egene pool resulting in constant vigor.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garden Farmer","offers":[{"title":"30","offer_id":52861136011480,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60","offer_id":52861136044248,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"100","offer_id":52861136077016,"sku":null,"price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"250","offer_id":52861136109784,"sku":null,"price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"1000+","offer_id":52861136142552,"sku":null,"price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/6563\/1192\/files\/IMG_22022.heic?v=1793492555"},{"product_id":"regal-zucchini","title":"Regal Zucchini","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRegal\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is a zucchini that follows the same green and yellow pattern as Zephyr. Yellow and gold zucchini is not as popular as solid green, and other yellow squash. The flavor and tenderness, culinary use, and cultivation all are the same as green zucchini, but sweeter. People in the South just want green zucchini. \u003ci\u003eRegal\u003c\/i\u003e is a fascinating specimen. Plants have hybrid vigor, reduced pest pressure, and remain compact plants compared with other squash varieties. \u003ci\u003eRegal\u003c\/i\u003e is a true F1 hybrid, with fresh genetic pairings. An orange zucchini was fertilized by \u003ci\u003eWatauga X Zephyr\u003c\/i\u003e pollen resulting in a bi-colored zucchini, novel and unique amongst modern hybrids. Now I plan to create \u003cspan class=\"il\"\u003eseeds\u003c\/span\u003e from a large population in an open pollination setting. Keeping only true \u003ci\u003eRegal\u003c\/i\u003e squash, that represent the bi-color expression so unique at the farmer’s market. This generation is potentially an F3 from a project began in 2022. It is a stable cross with a 50-75% of plants portraying this unique coloration. Plants are large, vine types of exceptional quality. Seeds resemble pumpkin seeds rather than traditional zucchini and squash seed profiles. \u003cem\u003eRegal\u003c\/em\u003e stands out for me at market, try it for yourself!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garden Farmer","offers":[{"title":"30","offer_id":52861160685784,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60","offer_id":52861160718552,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/6563\/1192\/files\/IMG_2170.heic?v=1793497660"},{"product_id":"st8neck","title":"St8neck","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSt8neck\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e yellow squash has many attributes worth mentioning. Culinary convenience, durability and storage life, noticeable flavor with a larger chaise for bigger food projects. Slicing and processing straight squash varieties is helpful on a mandolin, or baking sheets, which is why the slender and straight shape occurs. Cultivation of \u003ci\u003eSt8neck\u003c\/i\u003e squash is to the point! It does have spines amongst large canopy covering leaves, allowing air flow for pollination, and insect assessments. Large plants do have a tendency to blow over without additional cultivation and support. This durable specimen really pulls through unsightly weather, and producing fruit in high humidity, resisting powdery fungal infestations. It is fast growing! Squash blossoms are continuous, and \u003ci\u003eSt8neck\u003c\/i\u003e Squash are a great market seller.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Garden Farmer","offers":[{"title":"30","offer_id":52865051066584,"sku":null,"price":5.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"60","offer_id":52865051099352,"sku":null,"price":10.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0685\/6563\/1192\/files\/IMG_0477.heic?v=1793555197"},{"product_id":"zephyr-x-watauga","title":"Zephyr X Watauga","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"UTF-8\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWatauga X Zephyr\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is my most prized squash project. To improve Zephyr, the modern-day half green and half yellow market phenomenon squash; uniformity, and texture variations, and increased consistency was a key focal point. Zephyr is an industry secret, an F1 hybrid that does not pass the same traits down in open pollination, at least not yet. \u003ci\u003eWatauga\u003c\/i\u003e is my cross pollination of several squash varieties with the pollen of strong Zephyr plants. Zephyr is fascinating, but not nearly as prolific, durable, and precocious or consistent in shape, and profile as could be, even as an F1 hybrid. It has vigor, but not uniformity. I am increasing variation with this braided hybrid, by reintroducing fresh Zephyr pollen into the gene pool. So open pollination is the method, but repeated back crossing increases the green and yellow pattern. You will find totally unique shapes, from the classic Zephyr shape, to a bottleneck, crookneck, zucchini, acid washed green patterns, even butternut and spaghetti squashes are possible, all with amazing flavor, and increased resilience. 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