Tatume Squash

Tatume (AKA calabacita) is a hardy, open-pollinated native of Mexico that grows well in our hot climate and produces pound after pound of flavorful firm-fleshed squash. It is a long vine that can root along the stem, hence its ability to overcome common issues here. Other squashes are either 'summer' or 'winter' squash. This unique C. Pepo has been cultivated to be used as both - picked young as a summer squash and allowed to mature and ripen on vine for a winter squash. I have found the winter style to be a very dry flesh, which can have its uses but is not the super sweet tender flesh of Seminole or Tahitian.

Packet: 30 seeds.

Good to start from seed in these months:

North Florida: February-May, August-September 

Central Florida: February-April, August-September

South Florida: October-April