Scallop Squash, Patty Pan Squash, Summer Squash 'Sunburst'

This variety was very prolific for me in 2004 in the Des Moines, Iowa area. The squash were best when they were small, but the larger on...Read Morees worked well in veggie lasagne! I grew them alongside tomatoes and the plants seemed to do well with the support of the tomato cages, which also made it easier to pick (and find!) the squash. It was a prolific producer until frost. I am growing again in 2005 in raised beds and will report on success.

This is an F1 Hybrid (50 days). Designated as an AAS in 1985. The plant is a compact, open habit bush. Best picked when the squash is...Read More young, when it is 2-3" in diameter.

Sunburst is an early yellow bush scallop. It is very prolific and tastes as good as most of the scallops. In my opinion not as good as th...Read Moree yellow crooknecks. In this area I get a lot of green on the blossom scars and once in a while the whole squash will be green. It apparently is very susceptible to cucumber mosaic,