“We discovered the mashata varieties were the ones that actually survived the squash vine borers… we started the seed side… we have the seeds… people want them”
Christopher and Maggie Snow · The Seed Farmer Podcast · Ep. 89 Launching A Moschata Seed Company - Christopher and Maggie Snow, Autumn Prairie Pumpkins
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What was described
Collected and saved muscata squash seeds that are resistant to squash vine borer, then sold them as a niche product
Said nearby on the same subject
“We’ve tried to do a little bit more of that rotation because we can get some longer lived squash… we also have some of the varieties that are mashata that have a much shorter growing season”