Summer Squash

Cucumber

About Summer Squash and Cucumber

Summer Squash

Cucumber

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1 What is

1.1 Life Span

Annual

1.2 Type

Vegetable

1.3 Origin

Hybrid origin, North America, Mexico, Central America

Hybrid origin, Southern Asia

1.4 Types

Not Available

Slicing, Pickling and burpless

1.4.1 Number of Varieties

NA3

0 40000

1.5 Habitat

Not Available

Floodplains, Wet forest

1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone

Not Available7-8

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

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

Vining/Climbing

2 Information

2.1 Plant Size

2.1.1 Minimum Height

60.00 cm15.20 cm

0.54 3900

2.1.2 Minimum Width

90.00 cm180.00 cm

0.1 6350

2.2 Plant Color

2.2.1 Flower Color

Yellow, Orange

Yellow, Gold

2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier

Bicolor

2.2.3 Fruit Color

Yellow

Green

2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring

Green

Light Green

2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer

Green, Dark Green

2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall

Green, Dark Green

Green, Dark Green, Yellow green

2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter

Not Available

2.3 Shape

2.3.1 Leaf Shape

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

Full Sun, Partial Sun

3.2.2 Growth Rate

Very Fast

3.2.3 Type of Soil

Loam, Sand

Loam

3.2.4 The pH of Soil

Neutral

3.2.5 Soil Drainage

Well drained

3.2.6 Bloom Time

Indeterminate

Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer, Early Fall, Indeterminate

3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer

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3.3 Tolerances

Drought

4 Care

4.1 Where to Plant?

Container, Ground

4.2 How to Plant?

Divison

Seedlings, Stem Planting

4.3 Plant Maintenance

Medium

4.4 Watering Plants

4.4.1 Watering Requirements

Do not water frequently

Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season

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, Sand

Loam

4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity

Well drained

4.6 Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Full Sun, Partial Sun

4.7 Pruning

Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Requires very little pruning

Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead leaves, Remove shoots

4.8 Fertilizers

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer

All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Compost, organic fertlizers

4.9 Pests and Diseases

Borers, Cucumber beetles, Mealybugs, Powdery mildew

Anthracnose, Bacteria wilt, Downy mildew, Fungal Diseases, fungus, Fusarium wilt, Leaf spot

4.10 Plant Tolerance

Drought

Cold climate

5 Facts

5.1 Flowers

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5.1.1 Flower Petal Number

Single

5.2 Fruits

5.2.1 Showy Fruit

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5.2.2 Edible Fruit

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5.3 Fragrance

5.3.1 Fragrant Flower

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5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit

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5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf

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5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem

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5.4 Showy Foliage

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5.5 Showy Bark

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5.6 Foliage Texture

Coarse

5.7 Foliage Sheen

Matte

5.8 Evergreen

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5.9 Invasive

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5.10 Self-Sowing

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5.11 Attracts

Not Available

Ants, Birds, Flying insects, Insects, Rats, Squirrels

5.12 Allergy

Not Available

Throat itching

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

Air purification, Food for animals, Food for birds, Food for insects

6.2 Plant Benefits

6.2.1 Medicinal Uses

Not Available

anti-cancer, Anti-oxidant, Antioxidants, Combats Stress, Improve heart health, Indigestion, Inflammation

6.2.2 Part of Plant Used

Fruits

Fruits, Seeds

6.2.3 Other Uses

Used as a nutritious food item, Used As Food

Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant, Used for its medicinal properties

6.3 Used As Indoor Plant

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6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant

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6.5 Garden Design

Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine

7 Scientific Name

7.1 Botanical Name

CUCURBITA pepo 'Papaya Pear'

CUCUMIS sativus 'Diva'

7.2 Common Name

Summer Squash

Cucumber

7.2.1 In Hindi

summer squash

खीरा

7.2.2 In German

Sommerkürbis

Gurke

7.2.3 In French

courges d'été

concombre

7.2.4 In Spanish

calabaza de verano

Pepino

7.2.5 In Greek

καλοκαίρι σκουός

αγγούρι

7.2.6 In Portuguese

abobrinha

pepino

7.2.7 In Polish

latem squash

ogórek

7.2.8 In Latin

aestas cucurbitae

cucumeris

8 Classification

8.1 Kingdom

Plantae

8.2 Phylum

Magnoliophyta

Tracheophyta

8.3 Class

Magnoliopsida

8.4 Order

Violales

Cucurbitales

8.5 Family

Cucurbitaceae

8.6 Genus

Cucurbita

Cucumis

8.7 Clade

Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids

8.8 Tribe

Cucurbiteae

Melothrieae

8.9 Subfamily

Cucurbitoideae

8.10 Number of Species

5NA

1 27800

Properties of Summer Squash and Cucumber

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

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Season and Care of Summer Squash and Cucumber

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

Summer Squash and Cucumber Physical Information

Summer Squash and Cucumber physical information is very important for comparison. Summer Squash height is 60.00 cm and width 90.00 cm whereas Cucumber height is 15.20 cm and width 180.00 cm. The color specification of Summer Squash and Cucumber are as follows:

Summer Squash flower color: Yellow and Orange
Summer Squash leaf color: Green
Cucumber flower color: Yellow and Gold
Cucumber leaf color: Light Green

Care of Summer Squash and Cucumber

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