Squash, Summer – Golden Scallopini

$4.00

Golden saucer-shaped fruits with scalloped edges and a touch of green at the blossom end. Bushy plants early produce early and remain prolific throughout the season. Considered by squash lovers as having the most appetizing flavours of all summer squashes.

Price is for seed packets. 3g +/-25 seeds per packet. Plants are available at store.

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Description

Botanical name
Cucurbita pepo

Family
Cucurbitaceae

Spacing
Dig a hole 30 cm (12″) deep and 45 cm (18″) across and fill it with well rotted compost or manure. Cover with a 15-20 cm (6-8″) layer of soil to make a raised mound. Leave 2.4 m (8′) between mounds, plant 3-4 seeds per mound. After germination, thin to 2 per mound.

Depth
Plant seeds 2½ cm (1″) deep.

Requirements
Full sun, hot hot weather and warm, deep, rich, well-drained, organic soil with a pH of 5.5 to 6.5.

Germination
Seeds will sprout in 7-14 days.

Pests
Squash is susceptible to many pests and diseases, but problems with this plant are mostly caused by cultural practices that stress the plants. Make sure you keep the garden clean and tidy, water consistently and avoid directly spraying water on to the leaves. When plants get off to a good start, few pests will bother them. Protect young plants with floating row covers that are removed when flowering starts. Cucumber beetles are our biggest problem, along with powdery mildew. Several home-sprays are effective against powdery mildew. Spray either of the following at 7-10 day intervals: 1 tsp baking soda and 1 quart of water with a squirt of dish soap; or 1 part milk to 9 parts of water.

Timing
Direct sow in late May, or start transplants two weeks before planting to get a head start.

Growing
Squash are heavy feeders and benefit from extra nutrition from periodic compost / fertilizer applications. Use plastic mulch to keep up soil moisture and temperature, and insect netting to keep cucumber beetles away until plants start flowering. Then take the netting off to allow bees to pollinate your fruit. Fruit that is not fully pollinated will be small and shrivelled and should be removed from the plant. Will keep producing until weather cools down.

Harvest
55 days

Season
Warm. annual