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Sign up freeCucurbita pepo
vegetable
Bees
Bumblebees
Butterflies🐝 Needs pollinatorsSummer squash refers to squash plants with fruit harvested when immature, characterized by early harvest period and short storage life in contrast to winter squashes. Summer squash often have a bushy growth habit, unlike the rambling vines of many winter squash varieties, with the greatest diversity of summer squash varieties found in Cucurbita pepo species.
🌼 Beneficial companion — draws Hoverflies, Parasitic wasps that help control Aphids, Whitefly, Thrips, Caterpillars, Flea beetles, Colorado potato beetle, Stink bugs, Leaf miners on neighbouring plants.
Well-draining, fertile soil rich in organic matter
Cucurbita pepo var. olga
vegetableA fellow Cucurbitaceae — similar growing habits to Summer Squash
