Red Kuri squash

Pests & beneficial insects

🐛 Prone to: Cutworms

Cutworms

Noctuidae

A seedling lying beside its own stump in the morning, cut clean through at soil level.

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Attract Ground beetles

Ground beetles

Carabidae

Night-active ground hunters, taking slugs, cutworms and leatherjackets at soil level.

to keep them in check — plant Common VetchExcellent, Hairy VetchExcellent and Alsike CloverGreat nearby.

Growing from seed

Start Red Kuri 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 90 cm apart. It is frost-tender, so don't plant out early. Expect to harvest in roughly 90 days.

Red Kuri squash seed rarely stays viable beyond 4 years — track what's still worth sowing.

Companion Planting

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  Common Vetch
  

  Common VetchExcellent pair

  • ❧Common Vetch attracts Ground beetles, which prey on the Cutworms that attack Red Kuri squash
  • ❧Common Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Red Kuri squash feeds on
  • ❧Common Vetch draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
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  Hairy Vetch
  

  Hairy VetchExcellent pair

  • ❧Hairy Vetch attracts Ground beetles, which prey on the Cutworms that attack Red Kuri squash
  • ❧Hairy Vetch fixes nitrogen in the soil that Red Kuri squash feeds on
  • ❧Hairy Vetch draws Bees and Bumblebees that improve pollination for both
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  Alsike Clover
  

  Alsike CloverGreat pair

  • ❧Alsike Clover attracts Ground beetles, which prey on the Cutworms that attack Red Kuri squash
  • ❧Alsike Clover fixes nitrogen in the soil that Red Kuri squash feeds on
  • ❧Alsike Clover draws Bees and Bumblebees and more that improve pollination for both

How to grow Red Kuri squash

1. Sow3 weeks before frost
2. Germinates7 days
3. Space90 cm apart
4. GrowFull sun
5. Harvest~90 days

Water: Medium · Height: 30 cm · Soil: Well-draining soil rich in organic matter