Summer Squash Seeds
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Peter Pan Squash Seeds
49 days to harvest. Uniform, light green 2.5 to 3" scallop squash has deep, meaty flesh with a creamy, nutty flavor.
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How to Grow Summer Squash
Pretty much the same growing methods work for each of the many types of summer squash. Summer Squash is sensitive to cold temperatures and grows best during the long days of summer. If possible, prepare the growing beds in fall by turning in lots of chopped leaves or compost and cover the bed with more leaves and straw. In the spring remove the straw or leaf mulch and warm the soil with black plastic. In warm regions remove the plastic before sowing or transplanting to avoid overheating the soil later in the season.
Sowing
Seed Depth: ½-1" (1.3-2.5cm)
Germination soil temperature: 70-95º F (21-35ºC) optimum is 95ºF (35ºC)
Days to Germination: 6-10
Sow indoors: 3-4 weeks before last frost.
Sow outdoors: When soil temperature reaches 70ºF (21ºC), use row covers during cool weather.
Growing
pH range: 6.0-6.5
Growing soil temperature: 65-75º F (18-24ºC)
Spacing in beds : 12-18" (30-45cm)
Watering: Heavy and even
Light: Full sun
Nutrient requirements: N=high, P=moderate, K=moderate
Rotation considerations: Avoid following winter squash, pumpkins, cucumbers, melons.
Good Companions: Celery, corn, nasturtium, onion and radish.
Bad Companions: Potato
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