Cucurbita pepo (any summer squash variety)
Zucchini, Italian squash, Gem squash, Pattypan squash, Crookneck squash , Zephyr squash, Cousa squash, Tatuma Squash, Summer squash, Courgette
Cucurbita Cucurbita
C. pepo (any summer squash variety) _ If you don't know the variety name of your C. pepo (any summer squash variety), you can add this plant to your lists to get care advice.
C. pepo (any summer squash variety) are tender, bushy or trailing perennial plants widely cultivated as annual vegetable crops in many varieties. Yellow flowers in summer are followed by yellow or green, edible fruit in a variety of shapes.
Cucurbita pepo (any summer squash variety) is: Deciduous
Irregular, Bushy, Trailing
Yellow in Summer
Green in Spring; Green in Summer; Green in Autumn
Eelworm (stem and bulb) , Mice , Red spider mite (box and other) , Slugs , Snails Eelworm (stem and bulb) , Mice , Red spider mite (box and other) , Slugs , Snails
Anthracnose diseases , Basal rot , Black rot , Mosaic virus , Foot and root rot , Grey mould , Powdery mildew , Sclerotinia diseases , Verticillium wilt Anthracnose diseases , Basal rot , Black rot , Mosaic virus , Foot and root rot , Grey mould , Powdery mildew , Sclerotinia diseases , Verticillium wilt
Harvest fruit when young before the skin and seeds get hard or woody.
Plant seed in situ after last frost date. Distance between seeds depends upon the variety and method of growing. Start seed indoors approx. 3 weeks before the last frost date.
Seed
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Cucurbita pepo (any summer squash variety) (Summer squash) will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.9m after 1-2 years.
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Flavouring food and drinks
Grow in deep, fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained, neutral to acid loam in full sun. Fertilise & water regularly. Do not allow to dry out. Most varieties need ample room to grow.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
We do not currently have companion plants added for this plant.
Cucurbita pepo (any summer squash variety)
Zucchini, Italian squash, Gem squash, Pattypan squash, Crookneck squash , Zephyr squash, Cousa squash, Tatuma Squash, Summer squash, Courgette
Cucurbita Cucurbita
C. pepo (any summer squash variety) _ If you don't know the variety name of your C. pepo (any summer squash variety), you can add this plant to your lists to get care advice.
C. pepo (any summer squash variety) are tender, bushy or trailing perennial plants widely cultivated as annual vegetable crops in many varieties. Yellow flowers in summer are followed by yellow or green, edible fruit in a variety of shapes.
Deciduous
Irregular, Bushy, Trailing
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Yellow in Summer
Green in Spring; Green in Summer; Green in Autumn
Eelworm (stem and bulb) , Mice , Red spider mite (box and other) , Slugs , Snails
Anthracnose diseases , Basal rot , Black rot , Mosaic virus , Foot and root rot , Grey mould , Powdery mildew , Sclerotinia diseases , Verticillium wilt
Harvest fruit when young before the skin and seeds get hard or woody.
Plant seed in situ after last frost date. Distance between seeds depends upon the variety and method of growing. Start seed indoors approx. 3 weeks before the last frost date.
Seed
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Cucurbita pepo (any summer squash variety) (Summer squash) will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 0.9m after 1-2 years.
Add to salads, Beds and borders, Flavouring food and drinks
Grow in deep, fertile, humus-rich, moist but well-drained, neutral to acid loam in full sun. Fertilise & water regularly. Do not allow to dry out. Most varieties need ample room to grow.
Loamy, Sandy
Moist but well-drained, Well-drained
Acid, Neutral
Full Sun
South, West
Sheltered
Tender in frost (H3)
Zone 11, Zone 9, Zone 8, Zone 7, Zone 6, Zone 5, Zone 4, Zone 3, Zone 2
Cucurbita pepo (any summer squash variety) (Summer squash)
tomato thrips
Ceratothripoides brunneus
Insect
Absent
3
3
Thrips present in Africa; the Caribbean and parts of Asia; frequently intercepted in the UK. Can cause significant damage to tomatoes and other crops in countries where it is present. Europe wide PRA will consider its potential to establish and cause damage.
Cucurbita pepo (any summer squash variety) (Summer squash)
Oriental tomato thrips
Ceratothripoides claratris
Insect
Absent
2
3
Thrips present in parts of Asia and East Africa; where it can cause damage to solanaceous crops. Europe-wide PRA will consider its potential to establish and cause damage.
Cucurbita pepo (any summer squash variety) (Summer squash)
African cottom leafworm; Cotton leafworm; Egyptian cotton leafworm; Egyptian cotton worm; Mediterranean climbing cutworm; Meditteranea Brocade; Tobacco cutworm
Spodoptera littoralis
Insect
Absent
2
3
Regulated pest; frequently intercepted with occasional outbreaks which have been successfully eradicated in the UK.
Our plants are under greater threat than ever before. There is increasing movement of plants and other material traded from an increasing variety of sources. This increases the chances of exotic pests arriving with imported goods and travellers, as well as by natural means. Shoot is working with Defra to help members to do their part in preventing the introduction and spread of invasive risks.
Traveling or importing plants? Please read "Don't risk it" advice here
Suspected outbreak? Click here for contact details to report to the relevant authority.
Date updated: 7th March 2019 For more information visit: https://planthealthportal.defra.gov.uk/
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Soil pH: | Acid, Neutral | Tell us... |
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