Squash
Curcurbita
How to sow squash: Direct seed indoors or outdoors
Sun requirement for squash: Plant in Full Sun
Squash has been planted 15 times by Growstuff members.
Squash is a genus of herbaceous vines that have large edible orange flowers that mature into gourds or cucurbits. Squash are commonly divided into two main groups: summer and winter. Summer squash have shorter growing times, a bushy growth habit, tender skin, and are quite prolific. Common types include cucumbers, zucchini, and pattypan squash. Winter squash take longer to mature, have a more sprawling growth habit, and produce gourds with thicker skins that can be stored for a few months. Common winter squash are pumpkins, butternut squash, acorn, and delicata. Most squash transplant poorly. If starting from seed indoors, use peat pots that can be directly transplanted into the soil to reduce root disturbance. More growing information is available in individual species entries.

Predictions
Annual
living and reproducing in a single year or lessFirst harvest expected
24 weeks after plantingLast harvest expected
36 weeks after plantingCompanions
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Varieties

kabocha
Cucurbita maxima

red kuri squash
Cucurbita maxima

turban squash
Cucurbita maxima

cucurbita moschata
Cucurbita moschata

tromboncino
Cucurbita moschata

Cucurbita pepo
Cucurbita pepo

acorn squash
Curcurbita pepo

delicata squash
Cucurbita pepo var. pepo

gem squash
Cucurbita pepo

pattypan squash
Cucurbita pepo var. clypeata

pattypan squash
Cucurbita pepo var. clypeata

pumpkin
Cucurbita spp.

butternut squash
Cucurbita moschata

crown pumpkin
Cucurbita pepo

kamokamo
Cucurbita pepo

spaghetti squash
Cucurbita pepo var. fastigata

yellow crookneck squash
Cucurbita pepo var. torticollia

yellow summer squash
Cucurbita pepo var. recticollis

zucchini
Cucurbita pepo.

Japanese pie pumpkin
Cucurbita argyosperma

seven year melon
Cucurbita ficifolia
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by oakandsage,
[Banana](crop) s have taken off. Both doing well. They only have about a month before the weather starts getting a bit cold, nights are already getting down to 50F some nights. Will have to think about frost protection soon. [Grape](crop)s that survived are doing well. The one I had to cut bac...
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A slow start to summer
by Skud,
I'm so very, very behind on my gardening. I was travelling heaps and had lots of other commitments through October/November, which is peak spring planting time here, and nothing got done. I've come to the realisation that if I'm going to do work that involves that sort of travel, I need to cut ...
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Do I thin squash or not?
by Skud,
I just planted several varieties of [squash](crop), some bush-style (zucchini) and some vine-style (spaghetti squash, potimarron). Looking around the internets, the advice is almost universally to plant three seeds in one mound of compost or whatever you're growing them in. What's unclear and i...
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by oakandsage,
My [raspberry](crop) are flowering! Anyone whose english [pea](crop) plants yield spherical peas must be a saint. I only get spherical peas if I miss a pod. In the evening I sit out in the garden and eat peas until there is nothing worth eating left on the plant. Then I am done until tomorrow....
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Can you grow other stuff in a lavender bed?
by Skud,
Our landlords tried to make our rental property's garden low-maintenance by filling it the beds with all kinds of perennial shrubs and small trees. Unfortunately they planted everything really close together and it's caused all kinds of problems -- things under trees not getting enough light, th...
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Transplant Ho!
by melannen,
Most of the rest of my seedlings came up last week all together - I had forgotten how *violently* beens and [squash](crop) can grow - so I did a bunch of transplanting. All but two of the seeds I started came up, and I think one of the other two is about to - I am gratified! Although if I end up ...
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Squash harvests
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shiny harvested 1.
over 6 years ago.
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shiny harvested 1.
over 6 years ago.
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shiny harvested 1, weighing 2.2 kg.
over 6 years ago.
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