Squash

Cantaloupe

About Squash and Cantaloupe

Squash

Cantaloupe

Add ⊕

What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Fruit

Origin

Mexico, Central America

Africa

Types

CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Green Striped Cushaw' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Campeche' CUCURBITA argyrosperma 'Survivor'

C melo subsp melo

Number of Varieties

0 40000

👆🏻

Habitat

gardens, Temperate Regions, Terrestrial

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11-9999

0 99

👆🏻

AHS Heat Zone

12-1

12-4

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

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

Prostrate/Trailing

Vining/Climbing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm20.30 cm

0 3900

👆🏻

Minimum Width

240.00 cm150.00 cm

0 6350

👆🏻

Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Yellow

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Green, Dark Green, Ivory

White, Yellow, Light Yellow, Gold, Tan, Sandy Brown

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Light Green

Leaf Color in Winter

Light Green

Shape

Leaf Shape

Reniform

Oval

Thorns

✔ ✘

Season

Plant Season

Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Sunlight

Full Sun

Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

Type of Soil

Loam

The pH of Soil

Neutral

Soil Drainage

Well drained

Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

Tolerances

Drought

Care

Where to Plant?

Ground

Container, Ground

How to Plant?

Seedlings

Seedlings, Transplanting

Plant Maintenance

Medium

Watering Plants

Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water

Do Not over Water, Keep the ground moist but not water-logged, Never Over-water, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water Deeply

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 Vines

Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Apply N-P-K

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

Pests and Diseases

Alternaria Leaf Spot, Aphids, Armyworm, Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Cabbage looper, Cutworms, Red blotch, Striped cucumber beetles

Red blotch

Plant Tolerance

Drought, Humidity, Moisture

Drought

Facts

Flowers

Showy

Flower Petal Number

Single

Fruits

Showy Fruit

✔ ✘

Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrance

Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

Showy Bark

✔ ✘

Foliage Texture

Coarse

Foliage Sheen

Matte

Evergreen

✔ ✘

Invasive

✔ ✘

Self-Sowing

✔ ✘

Attracts

Beetles, Caterpillar, Cutworms

Allergy

Cough, Vomiting

Abdominal pain, breathing problems, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Nausea, Vomiting

Benefits

Uses

Aesthetic Uses

Beauty Benefits

Edible Uses

✔ ✘

Environmental Uses

Air purification

Plant Benefits

Medicinal Uses

Vermifuge

anti-cancer, Antioxidants, Cardiovascular problems, Combats Stress, Eye Problems, Immunity, Insomnia

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

Fruits

Other Uses

For making oil

Economic Purpose, Employed in herbal medicine, Used As Food

Used As Indoor Plant

✔ ✘

Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Edible, Fruit / Fruit Tree, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

Scientific Name

Botanical Name

CUCURBITA argyrosperma

CUCUMIS melo

Common Name

Squash

Cantaloupe, Casaba Melon, Honey Dew, Melon, Muskmelon

In Hindi

Squash

खरबूजा

In German

Squash

Cantaloup Melone

In French

Squash

Cantaloup

In Spanish

calabacín

Cantalupo

In Greek

σκουός

Πεπονάκι

In Portuguese

abóbora

Cantalupo

In Polish

kabaczek

Kantalupa

In Latin

cucurbita

cantaloupe

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Cucurbita

Cucumis

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Melothrieae

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

202

1 27800

👆🏻

Properties of Squash and Cantaloupe

Wondering what are the properties of Squash and Cantaloupe? We provide you with everything About Squash and Cantaloupe. Squash doesn't have thorns and Cantaloupe doesn't have thorns. Also Squash does not have fragrant flowers. Squash has allergic reactions like Cough and Vomiting and Cantaloupe has allergic reactions like Cough 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 Squash and Cantaloupe and you can choose the plant having best and most benefits.

Compare List of Vegetables » More

Squash and Citrullus Lanatus

Squash and Watermelon

Squash and Jubilee Watermelon

» More Compare List of Vegetables

Season and Care of Squash and Cantaloupe

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

Squash and Cantaloupe Physical Information

Squash and Cantaloupe physical information is very important for comparison. Squash height is 30.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Cantaloupe height is 20.30 cm and width 150.00 cm. The color specification of Squash and Cantaloupe are as follows:

Squash flower color: Yellow, Orange and Gold
Squash leaf color: Dark Green and Green
Cantaloupe flower color: Yellow
Cantaloupe leaf color: Green and Light Green

Care of Squash and Cantaloupe

Care of Squash and Cantaloupe include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Squash pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Cantaloupe pruning is done Remove Vines. In summer Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Cantaloupe needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.