Growing Crookneck Squash
Botanical name: Cucurbita moschataGrowing Crookneck Squash Organic Gardening Fact Sheet Seed | | | 
| | Planting time: | SU | | Seeds per ounce: | 250 | | Ounces per square foot: | 0.005 | | Minimum legal germination rate: | 75% | | Germination type: | Short Germinating seeds | | Notes
Crookneck Squash (Summer squash) is easy to grow and are prolific producers. Crookneck Squash is a member of the cucurbit family of vegetables, which also includes Pumpkins and Cucumbers. Crookneck Squash are large, bushy plants. The fruit is harvested when they are immature and have soft skins. Their Fruit can be stored for 1 to 2 weeks. | | Planting | | | | In garden spacing (inches): | 15 | | | | In flat spacing (inches): | 2 | | | Planting depth (inches): | 1 | | Maxiumum number of plants per square foot: | .8 | | Nutrient relationship:: | Heavy Feeder | | | | Harvest | | | Days to maturity: | 70 | | Harvesting period (days): | 119 | | Minimum yields in pounds /square foot: | .3 | | | | | | | | Cultural | | Diseases: | Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Bacterial Wilt, Blossom-End Rot, Downy Mildew, Fusarium Wilt, Gummy Stem Blight, Powdery Mildew. | | Insect pests:(Insect Pest Finder) | Bean Aphid, Green Peach Aphid, Pickleworm, Spider Mites, Spotted Cucumber Beetle, Squash Bug, Squash Vine Borer, Striped Cucumber Beetle | | | | Varieties | | Amberpic, Early Golden Summer, Early Prolific, Early Summer, Goldbar Squash |
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