Tatume Squash
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Storing seeds prior to use: seeds should be stored in a cool, dry place away from direct sunlight for optimal germination.
Tatume Squash
50-60 days. Cucurbita pepo
Tatume is a summer squash popular in Mexico and Texas, round/oval med-dark green to yellow fruits with faint stripes.
This old heirloom is picked small and used like zucchini, but these are so much more unique than regular zucchini!
Contains 15 heirloom seeds
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Customer Reviews
Grasshopper devastated my squash garden early in the summer. I was able to replant the tatume at the beginning of July. They are doing great and have a lot of little fruit starting to grow in just 6 weeks!!!
Everyone says squash is so easy to grow, but not for me. I felt better when talking to our local CSA farm, that unfortunately had to close this year, and they said they had a hard time with squash here, too. Enter Tatume. We had early heat this year in West Central Florida, so I was a little late getting these seeds into the Earthbox. However, Tatume surprised me by being the first (along with Mary’s Cocozelle) squash to thrive here. It also outlasted the Cocozelle. Just when I thought our 90F feels like 99F temps (humidity) had taken it out, I came back to it the next day and there was one last tatume squash waiting for me. Unfortunately, the 94F feels like 104F finally did it in. Still, I can’t wait to plant them again next month. Very resistant to pests and disease, unlike other squashes, and absolutely tasty.
This variety of Squash is well known in Mexico & grows well here in the hot dry climate of Southern California.i was able to grow this variety in 2021, as everyone knows California is going through a bad drought & I heavily mulched these plants and deep watered them once or twice a week & they thrived very well and where very good producers of both summer squash(when picked young) & winter squash when I let the vines dry out at the end of the season.i highly recommend this variety for those who want a sustainable garden.
