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Order early for the best selection. Don't wait - Order today before we sell out! The more items you buy, the more you save. Theron's Winter Harvest Squash C. maxima. 100 days. One of the biggest winter squash you will ever grow! Fruit are a light pink/ salmon color & look like giant pink Sweet Meat squash. Average 35-40 lbs with some even up to 50 lbs. Originally bred in the 1940s by Theron Atkinson, father of farming legend Paul Atkinson of Laughing Stock Farm in Freeport, Maine... possibly from a cross between a banana type squash & a hubbard squash. Theron bred this squash to be dual purposesweet, moist, & delicious with terrific cooking qualities, great for feeding large families or for use in restaurants, & also large & productive enough to grow as livestock fodder. Paul continues to grow & improve on this family heirloom variety. Vigorous vines grow to 30′ in all directions & average 3 fruit per plant. Feed your laying hens this squash all winter long to keep their eggs bright orange. Pigs, cows, & sheep love it too! 10+ seeds All our heirloom garden seeds are HAND-SELECTED & packaged in resealable airtight bags (Proven to keep seeds fresher longer than paper packets). Each bag is individually labeled for the current growing season. Varietal information, growing tips, & germination test are printed on the seed packet. All seed packets are carefully packed in bubble mailers to protect from the hazards of shipping & delivery. Our seeds are either grown ourselves or sourced from local & reputable northern growers, (no cheap Chinese seed here) & are grown using natural methods. That means no synthetic fertilizers or pesticides! We stand behind the quality of our seed. All our garden seeds are heirloom, open-pollinated, naturally grown, & Non-GMO. I do not sell GMO seeds. FREE SHIPPING on all orders of $35 or more. Flat Rate shipping no matter how many seeds you order. Growing instructions are included on each seed packet. All information is provided for educational purposes only. Winter Squash - Theron's Harvest Seeds- C. Maxima- Dual Purpose Very Large Squash Stock Feed Eating Canning Preserving Non-Gmo
