PlantsVegetables & Roots
Winter Squash
Cucurbita moschata
Zone 6a garden plant. Hardy through a Chicago winter unless the note says to pot it.
Storage squash for a large south bed
ModerateVegetables & RootsEdible
- Light
- Full sun
- Moisture
- Medium
- Mature size
- Vine 8–12 ft
- Spacing
- 4–6 ft
- Bloom or harvest
- Fruit Sep–Oct
- How it spreads
- Annual vine
- What to buy
- Direct sow.
- When to plant
- Direct sow mid-May. Fruit must mature before mid-October frost.
In the design
Butternut types handle borer better than many pepo squashes.
If you eat it
Cured mature fruit
Wash. Do not eat bitter fruit.
Only eat what you planted and can name. This is not a foraging or medical guide.
