Hello, I would love to trade with someone for some Hokaido winter squash. Stella Blue would be nice, but any Hokaido variety of Cucurbita maxima would do. I have a good variety of both winter and summer squash seed I can trade or other plant and flower seeds. Thanks, Jean recipesaver2

I totally agree on the butternuts, because they taste wonderful, resist squash vine borers, and store just great. However, for pure pie perfection I would have to vote for a good, dense buttercup -- the round green ones with a button on the bottom. If I had to face Bobby Flay in a squash pie throwdown, there is no doubt that I would start with a beautiful buttercup. They are much bigger plants than butternuts, and they develop so many roots along the stems that they often keep producing after borers infest the primary crown. If you have space, get a buttercup from Johnny's or High Mowing and stand back. Here is a link that might be useful: my website

Look for small fruit size in the types you like. The bigger the fruit the fewer there will be of them. If SVB is a problem, the smaller butternuts are your best best. Acorns and Delicatas when protected from SVB are normally high yielding. There are also a few C. maximas (buttercup types) that are small and prolific/ Gold Nugget comes to mind.

I am gotten all the seeds I need, so this trade request is officially closed. Thanks everyone who took part!