====== Squash ====== 
 ===== Botanical Information ===== 
^Botanical Information^^
^Order | Cucurbitales| 
^Family | Cucurbitaceae| 
^Genus | Cucurbita| 
^Common Name | Squash| 
^Species | | 
 ===== Maturity days ===== 
  * 50
 ===== Planting Months ===== 
^Planting months^^^^^^^^^^^^
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|     |     |     | X   | X   | X   | X   | X   | X   | X   |           |         | 

{{tag> april may june july august september october}}
 ===== Permaculture uses ===== 
^Permaculture uses^^^
| Usage 1| Usage 2 | Usage 3 | 
| | Ground_cover| Vegetable| 
 ===== Growing condition comments ===== 
^Growing Condition ^Comment^
|Drought Tolerant | | 
| Humidity tolerant | | 
| Planting area | Garden_bed| 
|Sunlight | Full_sun| 
 ===== Photos ===== 
^ Photos ^^^
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 ===== Short comments ===== 

 ===== General comments ===== 
Space plants: 60 - 80 cm apart 

Compatible with (can grow beside): Sweet corn 

For succession, later plantings can be straight into the ground. Fast maturing squash varieties for summer growing. Not suitable to store like pumpkins. Usually grown to pick when young and used without removing rind or seeds.  Zucchini/courgette (see under Z) is also a variety of squash  Protect from frost. Water well. Grow on well mulched, raised area. Shelter from strong winds.  A spray with a 5gm/teasp Potassium Bicarbonate 600mL of water.
 ===== Tags ===== 
{{tag>Cucurbitales Cucurbitaceae Cucurbita Squash Annual  Ground_cover Vegetable Full_sun Garden_bed }}