Corn

Crookneck Squash

About Corn and Crookneck Squash

Corn

Crookneck Squash

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Origin

North America, Central America, South America

Types

Field Corn, Sweet Corn, Baby Corn, Indian Corn

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

Clay soil areas, Loamy soils, Sandy areas

USDA Hardiness Zone

-9999-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

12-5

12-1

Sunset Zone

A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24

Habit

Upright/Erect

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

120.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

60.00 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Peach

Yellow, Green, Orange, Gold, Salmon, Gray Green, Dark Green, Orange Red, Tan, Ivory

Leaf Color in Spring

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

Leaf Color in Winter

Green, Dark Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Long Linear

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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Season

Plant Season

Spring, Summer, Fall

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

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Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Divison

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Average Water Needs, Do Not over Water, Needs watering once a week, Never Over-water, Over-head watering

Do not water frequently

In Summer

Lots of watering

In Spring

Moderate

In Winter

Average Water

Soil

Soil pH

Neutral

Soil Type

Loam

Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning

Fertilizers

Nitrogen, Phosphorous, Potassium, Well-rotted manure

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Red blotch

Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew

Plant Tolerance

Drought

Facts

Flowers

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Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

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Edible Fruit

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Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

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Fragrant Fruit

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Fragrant Leaf

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Fragrant Bark/Stem

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Showy Foliage

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Showy Bark

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Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Glossy

Matte

Evergreen

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Invasive

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Self-Sowing

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Attracts

Allergy

Asthma, Diarrhea, Headache, Nausea, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Good for skin and hair, Improve hair condition, Improve skin condition

Edible Uses

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Environmental Uses

Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Anemia, Antioxidants, Diabetes, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Nutrients

Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Other Uses

Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Oil is used as an industrial solvent, Used As Food, Used for its medicinal properties

Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

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Used As Outdoor Plant

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Garden Design

Edible, Herb, Vegetable

Edible, Herb / Vegetable

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

ZEA mays

CUCURBITA moschata

Common Name

Maize

Butternut Squash, Cheese Pumpkin, Golden Cushaw Squash, Gourd, Pumpkin, Squash, Winter Crookneck Squash, Winter Squash

In Hindi

मक्का

Crooknech squash

In German

Mais

Crooknech squash

In French

Blé

Crooknech squash

In Spanish

Maíz

Crooknech squash

In Greek

Καλαμπόκι

Crooknech squash

In Portuguese

Milho

Crooknech squash

In Polish

Kukurydza

Crooknech squash

In Latin

corn

Crooknech squash

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Streptophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Liliopsida

Magnoliopsida

Order

Poales

Violales

Family

Poaceae

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Zea

Cucurbita

Clade

Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Andropogoneae

Cucurbiteae

Subfamily

Panicoideae

Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

1 27800

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Properties of Corn and Crookneck Squash

Wondering what are the properties of Corn and Crookneck Squash? We provide you with everything About Corn and Crookneck Squash. Corn doesn't have thorns and Crookneck Squash doesn't have thorns. Also Corn does not have fragrant flowers. Corn has allergic reactions like Asthma, Diarrhea, Headache, Nausea, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing and Vomiting and Crookneck Squash has allergic reactions like Asthma, Diarrhea, Headache, Nausea, Runny nose, Skin rash, sneezing and Vomiting. Compare all the properties and characteristics of these two plants. Find out which of these plant can be used as indoor plant. If you are interested to decorate your house and garden, find out aesthetic uses, compare them and select the plant which will beautify your surrounding. Along with beautification, try comparing medicinal and edible uses of Corn and Crookneck Squash and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

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Season and Care of Corn and Crookneck Squash

Season and care of Corn and Crookneck Squash is important to know. While considering everything about Corn and Crookneck Squash Care, growing season is an essential factor. Corn season is Spring, Summer and Fall and Crookneck Squash season is Spring, Summer and Fall. The type of soil for Corn is Loam and for Crookneck Squash is Loam while the PH of soil for Corn is Neutral and for Crookneck Squash is Neutral.

Corn and Crookneck Squash Physical Information

Corn and Crookneck Squash physical information is very important for comparison. Corn height is 120.00 cm and width 60.00 cm whereas Crookneck Squash height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Corn and Crookneck Squash are as follows:

Corn flower color:
Corn leaf color: Green and Dark Green
Crookneck Squash flower color: Yellow and Gold
Crookneck Squash leaf color: Green, Dark Green

Care of Corn and Crookneck Squash

Care of Corn and Crookneck Squash include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Corn pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Crookneck Squash pruning is done Remove dead or diseased plant parts and Requires very little pruning. In summer Corn needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Crookneck Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.