Mature Adapazarı winter squash fruit sitting on a hay bale.
Mature Adapazarı winter squash slice pictured on wooden box.
One halved and two whole mature Adapazarı winter squash fruits photographed in the field.
Ten large and mature Adapazarı winter squash fruits are photographed in a tractor's front loader in the field.
  1. Mature Adapazarı winter squash fruit sitting on a hay bale.
  2. Mature Adapazarı winter squash slice pictured on wooden box.
  3. One halved and two whole mature Adapazarı winter squash fruits photographed in the field.
  4. Ten large and mature Adapazarı winter squash fruits are photographed in a tractor's front loader in the field.
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Winter Squash Seeds, Adapazarı Kıraç

(4 customer reviews)

$3.50

Turkey’s staple winter squash with outstanding flesh quality. Large, round and ribbed fruits store well over winter. Widely used in Turkish cuisine.

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90-100 days. Adapazarı is the staple winter squash in Turkey, found at farmers’ markets across the country. Widely used in Turkish cuisine due to its outstanding flavor and thick, gorgeous salmon colored flesh. Almost all fruits from our 2024 crop yielded over 50 lbs. Plants grow vigorously and take a lot of space. Large fruits are round and ribbed.

Adapazarı winter squash has a long shelf life and can be stored for months through winter.

Our current seed stock was grown by Tom Wahlberg of Decorah, IA. He was also one of the former seed house managers of Seed Savers Exchange. Photos by Tom Wahlberg and Mehmet Öztan.

Note to our customers: If you purchased your Adapazarı seeds after Fall 2024 and before 6 May 2025, please note that there was a typo in the seed title. What you purchased would be Adapazarı Kıraç strain instead of Adapazarı Geyve strain that was entered on this page. We are sorry for this confusion.

Packet has min. 20 seeds

Commercially introduced by us in the US

Phonetically pronounced:

  • Cucurbita maxima
  • Full sun
  • Planting depth: 1/2-1″
  • Sprouts in 5-10 days
  • Ideal growing temperature: 70-90F
  • Plant spacing: 18-36″
  • Frost hardy: No
  • Growth habit: Vining
  • Growing tips: Direct-seed winter squash seeds in compost-rich, fertile and well-drained soil after last frost in spring. Water regularly at flowering stage. Mulch at plant base to retain soil moisture during growth. Watch for squash bugs and vine borers. Vining winter squash varieties require a lot of space to crawl. Winter squash thrives in warm weather. Moschata varieties are usually more tolerant to squash vine borers, thanks to their hard, difficult-to-penetrate vines.
Weight 0.015 lbs

4 reviews for Winter Squash Seeds, Adapazarı Kıraç

  1. 2.5
    (4 customer reviews)
    25% of customers recommend this product.
    5 Stars25%4 Stars0%3 Stars0%2 Stars50%1 Star25%

  2. Ömer Yurttaş (verified owner) –

    sanirim fideleri biraz fazla yakin diktim ve sadece bir KABAK alabildim

  3. Myrle McLernon (verified owner) –

    These worked fine, we have several large fruit

  4. Karla Taylor (verified owner) –

    I’ve had trouble getting seeds to germinate, and then getting seedlings to thrive. This spring/early summer was challenging in Michigan.

  5. Karla (verified owner) –

    bust. no germination

    • Mehmet Öztan –

      Hello Karla,
      We introduced this specific strain of Adapazarı squash to our catalog in 2024. Our stock seed is very fresh and yielded high for viability last year as well as in this year’s germination test. Please let us know if you would like us to send you a replacement packet to see how they will do next spring. Thank you!
      Mehmet

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