Cute and colorful fruit with patches and flecks of dark green, light green, orange, and yellow make great fall decor and have good flavor. Avg. weight: 1 1/2 lb. Grown from seed in high quality soil.
Just the right size for single servings when halved. This semi-bush plant is an AAS winner with superior flavor. Intermediate resistance to powdery mildew. Avg. weight: 1–1 1/4 lb. Grown from seed in high quality soil.
Better-tasting and more flavorful than others this size; a real improvement over old standards. Holds its black-green color very well in storage. Vigorous, larger, semi-bush plant with later maturity. Avg. weight: 2–2 1/2 lb. Grown from seed in high quality soil.
High yielding, uniform, disease resistant variety that allows for good sugar production. Resistant Early Bush Acorn (REBA) continues putting energy into developing sugars long after everything else has withered. Bush habit, mildew resistant, high yielding, uniform, 4-5 fruits/plant. 2-2.5lb fruits, open-pollinated.
Hybrid vine that is productive, bearing uniform 1.25-2lb mini butternuts with tan skin, and sweet, dark orange flesh. Good storability. Grown from seed in high quality soil.
By far the most widely grown open-pollinated butternut with delicious, finely textured dark orange flesh. Uniform fruits with smooth, tan skin that is easily peeled with a potato peeler. Our strain has been selected for uniformity of size, shape and yields. Excellent keeper if cured properly.
Curious heirloom with fantastic flavor. Maintains its superior eating quality up to 5 months in storage. Can be roasted, stuffed, or made into pie filling. Avg. weight: 8–15 lb . Grown from seed in high quality soil.
Compact, tidy plants with sweet, oblong fruits. Delicious smooth, nutty flesh with hints of butter and brown sugar. Skin starts creamy white with green stripes and flecks, curing to striped light yellow. Compact plants spread only 4-6 feet.
Sweet, single-serving size. Ivory with dark green stripes like a delicata, but dainty and teacup shaped. Only 4" in diameter, small enough for a single meal. Very sweet, tender orange flesh. Suitable for stuffing. Medium length vines. Avg. weight: 3/4–1 lb. Grown from seed in high quality soil.
Scaled-down blue hubbard with smooth gray skin and sweet flesh. Fruits are of consistent quality and teardrop shaped, with sweeter flesh than the standard Blue Hubbard. 5-7lb fruits
Smooth, tender flesh that is sweet, bright orange, and excellent for baking, mashing, and pies. Superior appearance and eating quality when compared to other varieties of this type. Can be consumed right at maturity. Vigorous medium vine. Avg. weight: 4–6 lb. AAS Winner. Grown from seed in high quality soil.
A dual-purpose pumpkin with bright orange, sweet flesh and light green hull-less seeds, called pepitas in Spanish. A brilliant development in pie pumpkins- high Brix pie pumpkin flesh with the added bonus of pepitas inside. Each fruit yields on average ¼ lb of seeds, which are perfect lightly salted and roasted for snacking while you’re waiting for your pie to bake. Vigorous, vining plants produce 3-4 pumpkins each. Grown from seed in high quality soil.
Classic pie pumpkin with dry, stringless flesh and superior thick consistency in pies. Attractive fruits have dark orange skin with light ribbing and well attached handles. Stores well, 4-6 lb fruit.
Oblong light yellow fruits have very sweet flesh. Bake or boil this unusual vegetable and the flesh separates into long noodles resembling spaghetti. A fun treat for the family with kid friendly vegetable appeal - just top with sauce and serve! 4-5 fruits/plant.
The smallest spaghetti squash variety, perfect for single servings. Highly uniform, egg-shaped, with a slightly darker shell than other varieties. Sweet, nutty flavor. An excellent pasta alternative—bake or boil, fork out the flesh, and top the "spaghetti" with your favorite sauce. High-yielding plants. Long vines.
To shop for your plants click on Shop Online. That takes you to the Open Food Network, which hosts our online farmers market. Plant order cycles open on Earth Day, April 22nd. Order early to make sure you get what you want when you want! After in-person plant sales begin, inventory levels may fluctuate more.
Opening Day of the Bellaire Farmers Market, Friday May 16th 8-12
Bellaire Farmers Market, Friday May 23rd, 8-12
Sara Hardy Farmers Market in Traverse City, Saturday May 24th 7:30-12
Alden Lumber & Hardware, Sunday May 25th 10-3
Memorial Day Garden Festival at Hydro45 in Williamsburg, Monday May 26th 11-6
Plant Deliveries are available on Fridays for $7.00. Choose this shipping option during checkout! If you have any questions please email us at grow@torchlakecoop.com
