Compact Growth: Table King Acorn Squash is recognized for its space-saving, bush-type growth habit, making it suitable for smaller gardens or areas where space is at a premium. Its plants grow to about 2 feet tall and 4 feet wide, producing a heavy yield of acorn-shaped fruits.
Fruit Characteristics: This variety boasts glossy, dark green squash with a ribbed exterior, each weighing around 2 pounds. The flesh inside is a pale orange, known for its sweet, nutty flavor, making it a favorite for culinary uses ranging from baking to stuffing.
Culinary Uses: Table King Acorn Squash is versatile in the kitchen. It's often roasted, baked, or steamed, and its flesh can be pureed for soups or used in desserts like pies due to its sweet taste. Its small seed cavity makes it ideal for stuffing with a variety of fillings, enhancing its use in festive meals.
Nutritional Value: Rich in vitamins, especially vitamin A, it provides a good amount of dietary fiber, potassium, and antioxidants. This nutritional profile supports eye health, immune function, and digestive health, making it not just a tasty but also a healthful choice for meals.
Quality: All seeds packaged by Seed Needs are intended for the current and the following growing seasons. All seeds are stored in a temperature controlled facility that is free of significant amounts of moisture.
Quantity: Seed Needs offers generous quantities. You can share with friends and family, or you can save the extra seeds until the following season, if properly stored.
Packets: Each seed packet displays an artful illustration of the variety to be grown, as well as detailed seed sowing information on the reverse side. They measure 3.25" wide by 4.50" tall.
Promise: Seed Needs will never knowingly supply GMO based seed products. The vast majority of our seeds are open pollinated & heirloom, with the exception of a few hybrids.
Germination: Seed Needs packets contain some of the freshest seed available. Direct from the growers. If sown correctly, you will begin seeing results in only a matter of days.
Freshness - All seeds are packaged in tear resistant and moisture resistant packaging. This keeps the seeds a whole lot fresher than the competitions selection!