Raw / fresh
Use cucumbers and tender young fruit raw in salads, pickles, snacks, and cold dishes where suitable.
Cucurbits
Squash, Summer growing guide
Fast-maturing cucurbit with soft edible skin. Pick young for best flavour. Like zucchini, plants are extremely prolific — one or two plants is usually plenty.
5-10 daysGermination
45-55 daysHarvest
90 cmSpacing
2 cmSow depth
FullSun
TenderFrost
2.5 cm/weekWater
6-7pH
Planting calendar by climate
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| Climate | Sow | Transplant / Plant | Harvest |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tropical | Jan - Dec | Jan - Dec | Jan - Dec |
| Subtropical | Aug - Dec | Aug - Dec | Oct - Feb |
| Mediterranean | Sep - Nov | Sep - Nov | Nov - Feb |
| Temperate | Sep - Nov | Oct - Nov | Dec - Feb |
| Cool | Oct - Nov | Nov - Dec | Jan - Feb |
| Arid | Aug - Oct | Aug - Oct | Oct - Dec |
Cooking and eating ideas
A quick garden-to-table guide for using Squash, Summer after harvest.
Cooked
Grill, roast, saute, stuff, bake into fritters, simmer into curries, or cook mature squash and pumpkin.
Store / preserve
Pickle cucumbers, freeze cooked squash, cure storage pumpkins, or make relish and chutney.
Try: Pickles, Grilled slices, Pumpkin soup, Zucchini fritters.
Good companions
Corn, Beans, Nasturtium, Marigold
Avoid near
Potato
Growing note
Pick every 2-3 days to encourage production.
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