Of the squash seeds that I planted, the home seeds are all showing germination. That is Galeux, Fordhook, Red Kuri, and Costata. None of the purchased seeds are up yet although some seem to be swelling a bit.
Galeux
I don't know why the home-saved seeds would germinate faster. I've also noticed that with tomatoes. To hazard a guess, maybe I let the fruits ripen completely on the vine before saving seeds, while sellers might use less fully ripe ones? Or maybe their storage is different in some way. Mine are dry, in paper envelopes, in cool pantry.
I think the bought ones should still germinate. They just seems to take longer. Last year, my own Pink Banana Squash germinated in a week, but new bought ones needed two or three weeks.
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