Squash

Crookneck Squash

About Squash and Crookneck Squash

Squash

Crookneck Squash

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What is

Life Span

Annual

Type

Vegetable

Origin

Mexico, Central America

North America, Central America, South America

Types

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

Number of Varieties

0 40000

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Habitat

USDA Hardiness Zone

8-11-9999

0 99

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AHS Heat Zone

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

Prostrate/Trailing

Information

Plant Size

Minimum Height

30.00 cm30.00 cm

0 3900

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Minimum Width

240.00 cm120.00 cm

0 6350

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Plant Color

Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Yellow, Gold

Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

Fruit Color

White, Green, Dark Green, Ivory

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

Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

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

Shape

Leaf Shape

Reniform

Heart-shaped

Thorns

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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

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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

Do Not over Water

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

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

Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew

Plant Tolerance

Vermifuge

Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

Fruits

Other Uses

For making oil

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, Tropical, Vine

cucurbita

Crooknech squash

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Magnoliophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Cucurbitales

Violales

Family

Cucurbitaceae

Genus

Cucurbita

Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

Tribe

Cucurbiteae

Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

Number of Species

205

1 27800

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Properties of Squash and Crookneck Squash

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

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Season and Care of Squash and Crookneck Squash

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

Squash and Crookneck Squash Physical Information

Squash and Crookneck Squash physical information is very important for comparison. Squash height is 30.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Crookneck Squash height is 30.00 cm and width 120.00 cm. The color specification of Squash and Crookneck Squash are as follows:

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

Care of Squash and Crookneck Squash

Care of Squash and Crookneck Squash include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Squash 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 Squash 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.