Commercially introduced by us in the U.S.
Phonetically pronounced: cars yoa-moore-ta-suh
Kars Egg is an exceptional summer squash from Kars of Northeast Turkey. Fruits have the size and shape of an egg. Fruit size ranges from a chicken egg to a duck egg. Prolific plants have small leaves and vine but they don’t take a lot of space. Fruits should be harvested as soon as they reach the size of an egg for the best eating quality.
Seeds of this amazing variety were originally collected by the USDA’s plant collector and agronomist Jack Harlan in late 1940’s from a seed dealer in Iğdır Province of Kars. Iğdır is on the border of Turkey and Armenia, and Kars Yumurtası was probably very popular in Armenian villages back in time.
We received a lot of positive feedback about this squash’s flavor. We love slicing young fruits with skin intact to stir fry them with garlic and olive oil to make a delicious side dish.
Our current seed stock was grown by Tom Wahlberg of Decorah, IA. Tom is a farmer certified by the Iowa Organic Certification Program. He was also the former seed house managers of Seed Savers Exchange.
Packet has 20 seeds
Katherine M. (verified owner) –