Squash
Haywood County UT Extension Director Walter Battle talks all about squash. There are two major kinds of squash summer and winter. Squash should be planted spring through July. Check the seed packet to make sure there is time to harvest before frost. Squash plants like to run so you should space them out when you plant them.
A disease of squash is powdery mildew. This can be controlled by a fungicide. A major insect pest of squash is the squash vine borer which can decimate a plant overnight. There are also squash bugs which multiply rapidly.
Summer squash is ready to pick about 50 days after planting, and can produce for up to six weeks. Winter squash is ready in about 60-70 days and can store in correct conditions for as long as four months. Make sure you pick every other day as the squash on the vine grows very fast.
You should be able to produce about 75-100 pounds of squash from a 100-foot row.
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A disease of squash is powdery mildew. This can be controlled by a fungicide. A major insect pest of squash is the squash vine borer which can decimate a plant overnight. There are also squash bugs which multiply rapidly.
Summer squash is ready to pick about 50 days after planting, and can produce for up to six weeks. Winter squash is ready in about 60-70 days and can store in correct conditions for as long as four months. Make sure you pick every other day as the squash on the vine grows very fast.
You should be able to produce about 75-100 pounds of squash from a 100-foot row.
Related Videos:
Squash Pests
Growing Summer Squash
Squash Vine Borer
Related Resources:
Summer Squash
Pumpkins & Winter Squash
Homegrown Summer and Winter Squash