Vegetables
Heredity: Hybrid
Country of Origin: USA
Hybridizer or Originator: Seeds by Design
Days to harvest: 45

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Soil pH Preferences: Moderately acid (5.6 – 6.0)
Slightly acid (6.1 – 6.5)
Neutral (6.6 – 7.3)
Plant Height: 2- 3 feet
Plant Spread: 3 feet
Fruit: Showy
Fruiting Time: Summer
Flowers: Showy
Flower Color: Yellow
Bloom Size: 2"-3"
Flower Time: Summer
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Eating Methods: Raw
Cooked
Resistances: Powdery Mildew
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Sow in situ
Pollinators: Bumblebees
Various insects
Containers: Suitable in 3 gallon or larger

Common names
  • Summer Squash

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