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Winter Squash and Potato


What is

Life Span
Annual  
Annual  

Type
Vegetable  
Vegetable  

Origin
South America, Chile  
Central America, Mexico, North America  

Types
Melody, King Edward potato, Kennebec  
Neck, Really Big Hybrid, Waltham  

Number of Varieties
4000  
6
5  

Habitat
Cold Regions, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands  
Cultivated Beds  

USDA Hardiness Zone
-9999  
9-11  

AHS Heat Zone
12-3  
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  
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
Clump-Forming  
Prostrate/Trailing  

Information

Plant Size
  
  

Minimum Height
91.44 cm  
99+
7.62 cm  
99+

Minimum Width
60.96 cm  
99+
50.80 cm  
99+

Plant Color
  
  

Flower Color
Blue, Purple, Red, White  
Yellow, Gold  

Flower Color Modifier
Bicolor  
Bicolor  

Fruit Color
Sandy Brown  
Peach, Tan  

Leaf Color in Spring
Green  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Summer
-  
Green, Dark Green  

Leaf Color in Fall
-  
Green, Dark Green, Yellow green  

Leaf Color in Winter
-  
-  

Shape
  
  

Leaf Shape
Oval  
Heart-shaped  

Thorns
No  
No  

Season

Plant Season
Summer, Fall  
Summer, Fall  

Growing Conditions
  
  

Sunlight
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Growth Rate
Fast  
Very Fast  

Type of Soil
Loose, Well drained  
Loam  

The pH of Soil
Acidic  
Neutral  

Soil Drainage
Well drained  
Well drained  

Bloom Time
Early Summer, Summer, Late Summer  
Early Summer, Indeterminate  

Repeat Bloomer
No  
Yes  

Tolerances
Drought  
Drought  

Care

Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot  
Container, Ground, Pot  

How to Plant?
From bulbs  
Seedlings  

Plant Maintenance
Medium  
Medium  

Watering Plants
  
  

Watering Requirements
Requires consistently moist soil, Requires regular watering, Requires watering in the growing season, Water daily during growing season  
Prefer drip-irrigation instead of Over-head watering, Requires regular watering  

In Summer
Lots of watering  
Lots of watering  

In Spring
Moderate  
Moderate  

In Winter
Average Water  
Average Water  

Soil
  
  

Soil pH
Neutral  
Neutral  

Soil Type
Loam  
Loam  

Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained  
Well drained  

Sun Exposure
Full Sun  
Full Sun  

Pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves, Remove deadheads  
Cut out old flower stalks, Prune after flowering, Remove dead or diseased plant parts, Remove the old foliage  

Fertilizers
15-15-15 amounts  
Apply 10-10-10 amount, Balanced organic fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer, Nitrogen, Phosphate  

Pests and Diseases
Red blotch  
Bacteria wilt, Bacterial leaf spot, Blight, Cucumber beetles, Cutworms, Dry root rot, Fusarium leaf spot, Soft scales  

Plant Tolerance
Drought  
Full Sun, Shade areas, Shallow soil  

Facts

Flowers
Yes  
Showy  

Flower Petal Number
Single  
Single  

Fruits
  
  

Showy Fruit
No  
Yes  

Edible Fruit
No  
Yes  

Fragrance
  
  

Fragrant Flower
No  
Yes  

Fragrant Fruit
No  
No  

Fragrant Leaf
No  
No  

Fragrant Bark/Stem
No  
No  

Showy Foliage
Yes  
No  

Showy Bark
No  
No  

Foliage Texture
Coarse  
Coarse  

Foliage Sheen
Matte  
Matte  

Evergreen
No  
No  

Invasive
No  
No  

Self-Sowing
No  
No  

Attracts
Beetles, Bugs, Early/Late Blight, Insects  
Ants, Bees  

Allergy
Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria, Vomiting  
Dermatitis  

Benefits

Uses
  
  

Aesthetic Uses
-  
-  

Beauty Benefits
For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing, Treatment of Dark Spots  
Glowing Skin, Good for skin and hair  

Edible Uses
Yes  
Yes  

Environmental Uses
Air purification  
Air purification  

Plant Benefits
  
  

Medicinal Uses
Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism, Weight management and satiety  
Antiasthamatic, anti-cancer, Cardiovascular problems, cholesterol-lowering, constipation, Diabetes, Fiber, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Immunity, Manganese, Obesity, Vitamin A, Vitamin C, Vitamin E  

Part of Plant Used
Fruits  
Flowers, Fruits, Leaves, Seeds  

Other Uses
Used As Food, Used as Ornamental plant  
For making oil, Used As Food  

Used As Indoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Used As Outdoor Plant
Yes  
Yes  

Garden Design
Edible, Herb, Vegetable  
Edible, Herb / Vegetable, Vine  

Scientific Name

Botanical Name
SOLANUM tuberosum  
CUCURBITA pepo 'White Crown of Thorns'  

Common Name
Potato, Tater, Spud, Tuber  
Winter Squash  

In Hindi
आलू  
कोंहड़ा  

In German
Kartoffel  
Winter squash  

In French
Pomme de terre  
courges d'hiver  

In Spanish
Patata  
calabaza de invierno  

In Greek
Πατάτα  
σκουός χειμώνα  

In Portuguese
Batata  
abóbora  

In Polish
Ziemniak  
dynia  

In Latin
SOLANUM TUBEROSUM  
cucurbita  

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae  
Plantae  

Phylum
Anthophyta  
Magnoliophyta  

Class
Magnoliopsida  
Magnoliopsida  

Order
Solanales  
Violales  

Family
Solanaceae  
Cucurbitaceae  

Genus
Solanum  
Cucurbita  

Clade
Asterids  
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids  

Tribe
-  
-  

Subfamily
-  
Papilionoideae  

Number of Species
1400  
19
27  
99+

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Difference Between Potato and Winter Squash

If you are confused whether Potato or Winter Squash are same, here are some features about those plants to help you choose better. Many people think that these two plants have the same characteristics, but one can see Potato and Winter Squash Information and learn more about it. Fertilizers required for proper growth of Potato are 15-15-15 amounts, whereas for Winter Squash fertilizers required are Apply 10-10-10 amount, Balanced organic fertilizer, iron-rich fertilizer, Nitrogen and Phosphate. Hence, one should know the basic difference between Potato and Winter Squash if you are planning to have them in your garden to enhance its beauty.

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Importance of Potato and Winter Squash

Want to have the most appropriate plant for your garden? You might want to know the importance of Potato and Winter Squash. Basically, these two plants vary in many aspects. Compare Potato and Winter Squash as they differ in many characteristics such as their life, care, benefits, facts, etc. Every gardener must at least have the slightest clue about the plants he wants to plant in his garden. Compare their benefits, which differ in many ways like facts and uses. The medicinal use of Potato is Bone strength, Cancer, Diarrhea, Digestion problems, High blood pressure, Improve heart health, Inflammation, Kidney Stones, Metabolism, Rheumatism and Weight management and satiety whereas of Winter Squash is Antiasthamatic, anti-cancer, Cardiovascular problems, cholesterol-lowering, constipation, Diabetes, Fiber, High blood pressure, High cholestrol, Immunity, Manganese, Obesity, Vitamin A, Vitamin C and Vitamin E. Potato has beauty benefits as follows: For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing and Treatment of Dark Spots while Winter Squash has beauty benefits as follows: For treating wrinkles, Good for skin and hair, Improve skin tone, Moisturizing and Treatment of Dark Spots.

Compare Facts of Potato vs Winter Squash

How to choose the best garden plant for your garden depending upon its facts? Here garden plant comparison will help you to solve this query. Compare the facts of Potato vs Winter Squash and know which one to choose. As garden plants have benefits and other uses, allergy is also a major drawback of plants for some people. Allergic reactions of Potato are Abdominal pain, Asthma, Dermatitis, Diarrhea, Eczema, Nausea, Runny nose, Sore Throat, Swelling, Throat itching, Tight chest, Urticaria and Vomiting whereas of Winter Squash have Dermatitis respectively. Having a fruit bearing plant in your garden can be a plus point of your garden. Potato has no showy fruits and Winter Squash has showy fruits. Also Potato is flowering and Winter Squash is not flowering . You can compare Potato and Winter Squash facts and facts of other plants too.

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