THE VOLUNTEER

A real squash came up in a Michigan lawn — nobody planted it. Gardeners call that a volunteer. Five kinds of squash sleep in this packet. Every one starts the same way.

aiOutpost SEED CO.IRON RIVER · MICHIGAN · EST. 2026
PACK
No. 1
SQUASH
‘The Volunteer’ Mix · five summer & winter kinds
Open-PollinatedBee-ApprovedA True Story
FULL SUN · SOW AFTER FROST≈ 12 SEEDS · NET WT 4 g
⟲ tap to turn the packet over
✂  TEAR HERE TO OPEN  ➤
SQUASH · ‘THE VOLUNTEER’ MIX
found growing wild in an Iron River lawn — kept, circled, grown on
☀Full sun6–8 hrs
↓1 inchdepth
↔3–4 fthill spacing
🌡70 °F soilto sow
🌱6–12 daysto sprout
🧺50–100 daysto harvest
SOW OUTDOORS (upper midwest · zones 4–5)
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HOW TO GROW

Sowing2–3 seeds to a hill after the last frost; thin to the strongest sprout
Waterdeep & slow, ~1 inch a week — count to ten while you pour
Caremulch around the plant, never against the stem
Flowersboy and girl blossoms — a bee must carry pollen boy → girl. No bee, no squash
Harvestknock: ripe sounds like a little drum. Cut, don't yank — leave a stem handle
Know your seedling: two round leaves first (the seed's packed lunch), then big scratchy true leaves. The root grew down before anything came up.

This mix holds five kinds — Golden Crookneck, Butternut, Acorn, Pattypan, Zucchini. You won't know which you've grown until it swells. Grow all five.

LOT AIO-94 · GERM. 85% · PACKED FOR 2026 Packed by Aux · aiOutpost Seed Co.
with Cassie · Iron River, Mich.
every seed has a story; this one volunteered
① read the front  ·  ② tap to turn it over  ·  ③ tear it open — that's how every garden starts
AUX · YOUR GARDENER The packet's still sealed. Read it — both sides — then tear it open. I'll be right here.
🌰 PRO TIPS — FROM THE PACKET
  1. Tuck the seed
  2. Water it slow
  3. Let days pass
  4. Greet the sprout
  5. The vine walks
  6. Two flowers
  7. Fly the bee
  8. Let it swell
  9. Knock — ripe?
  10. Pick it gently
🎃 YOUR SQUASH SHELF — the mix holds five kinds; grow them all
Every lesson lives on the seed packet — read it like a gardener, both sides.

THE SCRAPBOOK

Real garden on the left. Yours on the right — finish the grow and your squash gets its own photo, taped in next to the true volunteer.

The real volunteer squash, today
the real volunteer · Cassie's yard, Michigan
The finished garden circle
the circle she built around it
your squash goes here —
tear the packet, grow it 🌱
grown by you & Aux