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Squash

Cucurbita maxima

Your guide to planting, growing, and getting to know this plant.

THE PLANT NOTEBOOK

Squash care, from seed onward.

Botanical name
Cucurbita maxima
Common names
Winter Squash, Hubbards
Family
Cucurbitaceae
Genus
Cucurbita
Species
C. maxima
01

Start growing

Give plenty of space. Harvest before first heavy frost.

02

Growing with your kit

Seeds In A Cup® methodology of 'mound planting' starts with pre-starting seeds in our kits to avoid erratic spring rain rot.

03

Propagation

By seed.

04

Seasonal growth & harvest

Harvest in late fall (100 days).

05

Growing conditions

Warm regions with high organic soil matter.

06

Weather & tolerances

Highly heat tolerant.

07

Pests & plant health

Squash bugs and vine borers.

08

Plant safety

Safe for humans and pets.

09

Botanical features

Trailing annual vines; large, fleshy fruits with thick rinds and sweet flesh.

10

Varieties

‘Butternut’, ‘Spaghetti Squash’, ‘Delicata’.

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Garden & everyday uses

Roasted, soups, or stuffed. Iconic storage crop

12

Native range & distribution

Native to the Americas.

13

Conservation

Secure.

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Name origins

Narragansett word ‘askutasquash’, meaning eaten raw.

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History

Domestication dates back 10,000 years in Mexico/South America.

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