
Marina di Chioggia - Winter Squash Seeds
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Marina di Chioggia looks like a barnacle-covered sea creature—warty, slate-green skin hiding dense, chestnut-sweet flesh. A Venetian heirloom often sold sliced at Italian markets for gnocchi and ravioli.
Fruits weigh 6–10 pounds and store for months. Squash supplies beta-carotene and fiber; this one supplies dessert-worthy flavor. It’s ugly on the outside, but pure gold in the pot. Squash brings abundance, color, and real pantry usefulness to the garden.
Orders ship from Pennsylvania within 1–2 business days via USPS. Orders $79+ ship free within the contiguous United States.
Unopened items may be returned within 30 days. If something arrives damaged, incomplete, or incorrect, we’ll make it right.
We stand behind every packet. Our seeds are untreated, germination-tested, true to variety, and covered for one year from purchase.
If seeds arrive damaged, fail to germinate under reasonable growing conditions, or do not grow true to type, contact us and we’ll make it right with a replacement, store credit, or refund.
Start seed indoors 3-4 weeks before transplanting into the garden. Optimum soil temperature for seed germination is 65-85 degrees. Transplant to the garden 2 to 3 weeks after your average last frost. Or, plant seeds directly in the garden 1-2 weeks after average last frost date. Sow 3-5 seeds per hill, thinning to a final 2-3 plants per hill. Winter squash grow best in a warm site with full sun. Warm soil is essential to good seed germination and emergence. Using transplants can speed production.
Scientific name: Cucurbita maxima
Life cycle: Annual
Days to maturity: 95-100 days from sowing
Fruit size: 6-10 lb.
FAMILY OWNED
Hand packed in Pennsylvania by our family.
LAB TESTED
Third-party tested for reliable germination.
NON-GMO
Open-pollinated varieties for home gardens & seed saving.
UNTREATED SEED
Never coated with chemical seed treatments.


