I only need maybe a dozen seeds, enough to be sure I get a couple of strong plants going. If you have some other kind of fun heirloom winter squash with reasonably low DTM I will probably be happy to trade for that as well. I can trade: Tomatoes (maybe ~10 seeds of these kinds, most packed for 2010 or 2012): Anna Banana Russian Goose Creek Peppers (probably a dozen or less of each variety, I think they are at least a few years old): Bull Nose Sheep Nose Napoleon Wisconsin Lakes Brassica: Red Giant mustard THanks for your interest!

Gertrude1 I can not email you back, comes back with a mail deamon. I would love the squash as well as edamame beans. How much of each can you send and what else would you like from my list.

Welcome to Garden Web. I thought you might like to know there is no email link on your member page, thus no way to email you. To set up your email, just go to the bottom on any page here, and click on Member Pages Then click on Edit your Personal Information, Page, and Preferences You will then probably be asked to login in again. Then check the box Allow other users to send you email via forms at our site. That will place a link on your member page, and will also show your email address to anyone you email about a trade. Happy Gardening and trading. Sue

The technique for saving the seeds is not that difficult. Allow at least one squash to ripen on the vine, cure it for about a month after picking (which will improve seed vigor & storage life), then remove the seeds. Clean them as thoroughly as possible, then dry them until the seeds snap easily when bent. Keep them in an airtight container in your fridge for the best storage life. But the real issue may be whether the seeds are worth the trouble. I am assuming that the squash was not a hybrid - if it were, the seed would not breed true next year, and should not be saved. The main problem with saving squash seed is cross-pollination. Bees love squash blossoms, and will travel great distances for them. Spaghetti squash will cross with zucchini & most summer squash, acorn squash, most pumpkins, and small ornamental gourds - plants very commonly grown by gardeners. If you are in an urban area, or near other gardens (within 1/4 mile, and possibly more) the chances of crossing are very high. If you wish to save seed, you would need to blossom bag & hand pollinate, to eliminate the possibility of crossing. There are several good threads on GW about this technique. If you are certain that there are no other gardens within the distance mentioned above, this may not be necessary - but I still recommend it, because bees sometimes travel over a mile for squash blossoms, and safe is better than sorry. There are several "weird squash" threads here that show the possible outcome, and Cucurbita pepo (which includes spaghetti squash) is the worst offender. While hand-pollination can be time consuming, you may only need to do it every 5 years or so, if the seeds are stored properly.