Summer Squash

Plant family: Cucurbitaceae 

General Info: A yellow, green tipped straightneck slender fruit with faint white stripes and light green blossom ends. High yield. Flowers are edible with a mild squash-like flavor and can be stuffed, fried, or sliced for salads, soups, etc.

Days to harvest: 50 days 

Harvesting tips: Harvest young at 4-6 inches for unusual nutty taste and firm texture, it is common for the first fruits to be malformed, wither, or blacken and this is due to poor pollination which is usually remedied as more male flowers appear. 

Sun, and spacing: Full Sun, space 18-24” (45-60cm) in rows 6’ apart (1.8m)  

Common pests and diseases: Striped cucumber beetle, squash vine borer, squash bugs, diseases such as powdery mildew, bacterial wilt, and phytophthora