Summer Squash

Growing from seed

Start Summer Squash indoors about 3 weeks before your last frost, keeping seeds in warm soil (around 20–25 °C). Seeds usually come up in around 7 days. Move seedlings out once the danger of frost has passed, in full sun, spaced about 60 cm apart. It is frost-tender, so don't plant out early. Expect to harvest in roughly 45 days.

Companion Planting

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  Chickpea
  

  ChickpeaGreat pair

  • ❧Summer Squash attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Caterpillars that attack Chickpea
  • ❧Chickpea fixes nitrogen in the soil that Summer Squash feeds on
  • ❧Chickpea draws Bees that improve pollination for both
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  Common bean
  

  Common beanGreat pair

  • ❧Summer Squash attracts Hoverflies and Parasitic wasps, which prey on the Aphids and Whitefly that attack Common bean
  • ❧Common bean fixes nitrogen in the soil that Summer Squash feeds on
  • ❧Summer Squash draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both
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  Gai Lan
  Great pair

  • ❧Summer Squash attracts Parasitic wasps and Hoverflies, which prey on the Caterpillars and Aphids and more that attack Gai Lan
  • ❧Gai Lan suppresses pests that trouble Summer Squash
  • ❧Gai Lan draws Bees and Butterflies that improve pollination for both

How to grow Summer Squash

1. Sow3 weeks before frost
2. Germinates7 days
3. Space60 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~45 days

Water: High · Height: 60 cm · Soil: Well-draining, fertile soil rich in organic matter