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Blue green coloured squash vegetable growing on a vine
  • Blue green coloured squash vegetable growing on a vine
  • Seed packet for Black Futsu winter squash from Winnow Farm on a textured beige background
  • Blue green coloured squash vegetable growing on a vine
  • Seed packet for Black Futsu winter squash from Winnow Farm on a textured beige background
Winter Squash 'Black Futsu'

Winter Squash 'Black Futsu'

£2.25

From our friends at Winnow Farm Seeds comes the Black Futsu winter squash, a gentle grower with none of the usual rampaging tendencies. These plants are far less brutish than many squash varieties, weaving themselves neatly through the vegetable patch and happily co-existing with neighbouring plants rather than overwhelming them.

The fruits are small, beautifully formed squashes that rarely weigh more than a kilo, making them the ideal size to roast whole. Inside, the flesh is creamy and comforting, with a thin, tender skin that requires no peeling. Given a long season, the fruits will mature to a soft, dusty orange, but they can be harvested and enjoyed at any stage. A perfectly proportioned squash that proves good things really do come in small packages. 

  • Sow: April (undercover, ideally at 21C), late May outside
  • Plant: end May, 60cm spacing
  • Harvest: Sept-Oct

Winnow Farm Seeds are a small seed farm and seed company based in Dorset. They focus on great quality seeds that are tested to thrive in the British climate. Their varieties are chosen for their great taste and are all open pollinated varieties with no F1 hybrids.

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