Growing Zucchini Squash
Botanical name: Cucurbita pepoGrowing Zucchini Squash Organic Gardening Fact Sheet Seed | | | 
| | Planting time: | SU | | Seeds per ounce: | 300 | | Ounces per square foot: | 0.002 | | Minimum legal germination rate: | 75% | | Germination type: | Short Germinating seeds | | Notes
Zucchini (Summer squash) is easy to grow and prolific producers. Zucchini Squash is a member of the cucurbit family of vegetables, which also includes Pumpkins and Cucumbers. A couple plants are often all a family needs to grow plenty of Squash. As with all Summer Squash, Zucchini needs warm summer weather perform at its best. Zucchini 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): | 18 | | | | In flat spacing (inches): | 2 | | | Planting depth (inches): | 1 | | Maxiumum number of plants per square foot: | .5 | | Nutrient relationship:: | Heavy Feeder | | | | Harvest | | | Days to maturity: | 49-63 | | Harvesting period (days): | 182 | | Minimum yields in pounds /square foot: | .8 | | | | | | | | 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 | | Baby Round Zucchini , Black Beauty, Black Zucchini , Cocozelle, Grey Zucchini, Vegetable Marrow White Bush | Organic Gardening Seed and Plant Sources
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