Squash

Spaghetti Squash

About Squash and Spaghetti Squash

Squash

Spaghetti Squash

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

Annual and Perennial

1.2 Type

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Mexico, Central America

North America, Mexico, Central America

1.4 Types

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

Not available

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

4NA

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Scrubs, Shores of rivers or lakes

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

8-119-11

0 99

1.7 AHS Heat Zone

12-1

1.8 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

1.9 Habit

Prostrate/Trailing

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

30.00 cm60.00 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

240.00 cm90.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange, Gold

Yellow, Orange, Dark Green

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

White, Green, Dark Green, Ivory

White, Yellow, Green, Orange, Dark Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Dark Green, Green

Green, Dark Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

Reniform

Heart-shaped

2.4 Thorns

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3 Season

3.1 Plant Season

Summer, Fall

3.2 Growing Conditions

3.2.1 Sunlight

Full Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Fast

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam

Loam, Sand

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

✔ ✘

3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Seedlings

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do Not over Water

Keep ground moist, Keep the Soil well drained, Requires regular watering

4.4.2 In Summer

Lots of watering

4.4.3 In Spring

Moderate

4.4.4 In Winter

Average Water

4.5 Soil

4.5.1 Soil pH

Neutral

4.5.2 Soil Type

Loam

Loam, Sand

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

Prune in the growing season, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves

4.8 Fertilizers

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

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

4.9 Pests and Diseases

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

Not Applicable

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought, Humidity, Moisture, Not Available

Drought

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

Showy

5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

✔ ✘

5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

✔ ✘

5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

✔ ✘

5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

✔ ✘

5.4 Showy Foliage

✔ ✘

5.5 Showy Bark

✔ ✘

5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

✔ ✘

5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Beetles, Caterpillar, Cutworms

Butterflies, Caterpillar, Flying insects, Insects, Small mammals

5.12 Allergy

Cough, Vomiting

Not Available

6 Benefits

6.1 Uses

6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses

Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose

Showy Purposes

6.1.2 Beauty Benefits

Not Available

6.1.3 Edible Uses

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6.1.4 Environmental Uses

Air purification

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Vermifuge

Nutrients, Rheumatism, Swelling

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Flowers, Fruits, Seeds

Fruits

6.2.3 Other Uses

For making oil

Sauces, Used as favourite late summer fruits, Used As Food

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

✔ ✘

6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Tropical, Vine

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCURBITA argyrosperma

CUCURBITA pepo 'Tivoli'

7.2 Common Name

Squash

Spaghetti Squash

7.2.1 In Hindi

Squash

स्पेगेटी स्क्वैश

7.2.2 In German

Squash

Spaghettikürbis

7.2.3 In French

Squash

Courge spaghetti

7.2.4 In Spanish

calabacín

स्पेगेटी स्क्वैश

7.2.5 In Greek

σκουός

σπαγγέτι Σκουός

7.2.6 In Portuguese

abóbora

Spaghetti Squash

7.2.7 In Polish

kabaczek

Dynia makaronowa

7.2.8 In Latin

cucurbita

T INLIDO

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucurbita

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Not Available

Cucurbiteae

8.9 Subfamily

Not Available

Cucurbitoideae, Not Available

8.10 Number of Species

NA30

1 27800

Properties of Squash and Spaghetti Squash

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

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Season and Care of Squash and Spaghetti Squash

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

Squash and Spaghetti Squash Physical Information

Squash and Spaghetti Squash physical information is very important for comparison. Squash height is 30.00 cm and width 240.00 cm whereas Spaghetti Squash height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm. The color specification of Squash and Spaghetti Squash are as follows:

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

Care of Squash and Spaghetti Squash

Care of Squash and Spaghetti Squash include pruning, fertilizers, watering etc. Squash pruning is done Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves and Spaghetti Squash pruning is done Prune in the growing season, Prune to stimulate growth, Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches and Remove dead leaves. In summer Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water. Whereas, in summer Spaghetti Squash needs Lots of watering and in winter, it needs Average Water.