Traditional gardeners and farmers intentionally grow a mix of fruit types to add variety to their harvest and diet. When saving seeds from a diverse planting, gardeners can continue to select for desirable fruit types. Save seeds from the best-tasting squash, the healthiest plants, fruits that stored well, and other plants with the characteristics you want. Navajo Hubbard Squash harvest from the NSS farm in Patagonia C. argyrosperma C. maxima C. moschata C. pepo C. argyrosperma Striped cushaw-type fruit. The fast-growing vines have large splotched leaves.
Characteristic peduncles are large and corky.
The fruits of this species usually have a long storage life. Calabasa de las Aguas. From the bottom of Copper Canyon in Mexico. Small to medium-sized fruits have light orange, very sweet flesh. Taos seed type.