Moonshine Spaghetti Squash (Cucurbita pepo) One of the few heirloom varieties of squash that we were fortunate enough to retain from the original Guryn family homestead, c. 1909. There was a story that a tobacco can of these seeds were obtained in the 1940’s by my great uncle in exchange for a jar of moonshine! The squash were often referred to by family members as the ‘moonshine pumpkins’. It is a hardy, shorter season and very prolific variety containing 0% alcohol.
85 days to maturity
20 seeds per packet
Planting Instructions: Seed indoors 1/2 inch deep. Line out transplants after risk of frost has past, spacing 5-6 feet apart. Direct seed in raised hills sowing 5-6 seeds 1/2 inch deep. Soil temperature should be at least 21 degrees C. Space mounds 5-6 feet apart, thinning to 3 plants per mound.
