Squash

Squash

Butternut varieties dominate the sales of winter squash and are widely available in retail outlets, Crown Prince and Kabocha varieties are also very popular. The long storage potential of winter squash allows for an extended sales period that can continue from harvest through to spring the following year for some cultivars under the right conditions. Tozer are the only company actively breeding winter squash for UK production.

  • All Squash Varieties
  • Squash Production

Categories

Butternut Squash

Butternut Squash

Butternut varieties dominate the sales of winter squash and are the most popular of the UK storage squash varieties. Tozer butternuts are ideal for UK producton and grow well in most conditions. Breeding has focused on size yield and skin finish.

High Sugar Squash

High Sugar Squash

High sugar squash are a development of the C. pepo Sweet Dumpling type having higher sugar levels than standard varieties. They mostly have very attractive flesh colours and in US markets these are proving a very popular choice with the consumer.

Kabocha Squash

Kabocha Squash

Long storing hard skinned types popular in the far east good yielding and robust plant habit.

Other Squash

Other Squash

Storage squash come in many different formats and we offer an extensive range of different types to meet the most diverse requirements.