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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.

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Predictions

Annual

living and reproducing in a single year or less

First harvest expected

24 weeks after planting

Last harvest expected

36 weeks after planting

Companions

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Photos

Squash crops

Squash plantings

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Squash harvests

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Sunniness

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Varieties

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cucurbita maxima

Cucurbita maxima
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kabocha

Cucurbita maxima
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red kuri squash

Cucurbita maxima
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turban squash

Cucurbita maxima
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cucurbita moschata

Cucurbita moschata
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tromboncino

Cucurbita moschata
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Cucurbita pepo

Cucurbita pepo
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acorn squash

Curcurbita pepo
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delicata squash

Cucurbita pepo var. pepo
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gem squash

Cucurbita pepo
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pattypan squash

Cucurbita pepo var. clypeata
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pattypan squash

Cucurbita pepo var. clypeata
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pumpkin

Cucurbita spp.
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butternut squash

Cucurbita moschata
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crown pumpkin

Cucurbita pepo
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kamokamo

Cucurbita pepo
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spaghetti squash

Cucurbita pepo var. fastigata
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yellow crookneck squash

Cucurbita pepo var. torticollia
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yellow summer squash

Cucurbita pepo var. recticollis
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zucchini

Cucurbita pepo.
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Japanese pie pumpkin

Cucurbita argyosperma
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seven year melon

Cucurbita ficifolia

Crop Map

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What people are saying about squash

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by oakandsage,

Banana 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.

Grapes that survived are doing well. The on…

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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, 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 uncl…

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by oakandsage,

My raspberry are flowering!

Anyone whose english pea 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 do…

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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 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 …

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