Acorn Squash belongs to the Cucurbita genus.

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• Lifecycle The lifecycle that this plant exhibits. ? Category The basic category that this plant belongs to. ?
• Hardiness How frost hardy this plant is. ? Country of Origin Where this plant originated from. Mexico
• Mature Height How tall the plant will be when it grows up. ? Mature Spread How wide the plant will be when it grows up. ?
• Bloom Time When this plant usually blooms. ? Harvest Time When this plant is usually harvested. ?

How to keep this plant happy

Can train on a trellis or a fence. Tie to support as fruits get heavy

• USDA Zone Range The zones that this plant is recommended to grow best in. - pH Range The level of acidity that this plant thrives in. -
• Water Requirements The amount of water that this plant likes to drink. ? Nitrogen Requirements The amount of nitrogen that should be present in the soil. ?
• Soil The type of soil that this plant likes to live in.
  Combination Clay
  Sun The type of light that this plant likes to sunbake in.
  Partial Sun Full Sun
• Min. Air Temperature The lowest air temp that this plant will be happy in. ? Max. Air Temperature The highest air temp that this plant will be happy in. ?

Sowing and Germinating Instructions

• Can Sow Direct? Can seeds be sown directly in situ? Yes Sowing Depth Seeds should be sown at this depth. 2.5 cm / 0.78"
• Sowing Distance Apart This plant should be sown at least this distance apart ? Sowing Row Distance Apart This plant should be sown in rows at least this distance apart 250.0 cm / 97.5"
• Min. Germination Temperature The lowest temp that this plant will germinate from seed. ? Max. Germination Temperature The highest temp that this plant will germinate from seed. ?

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Planting Out / Transplanting Instructions

Make a 12" diameter hill and sow 6-8 seeds around it. Thin to 3-4 seedlings/hill. If planting in rows thin to 18-24" in rows 8 feet apart

• Planting Distance Apart Seedlings should be planted this far apart. 50.0 cm / 19.5" Planting Row Distance Apart Rows between plantings should be at least this far apart. 250.0 cm / 97.5"

How long does it approximately take to grow?

• Days to Germination From seed to seedling 9 days Average 9 days | Min days | Max days (0)
• Days to Transplant From seedling to transplant / planting out + days
• Days to Maturity From transplant to harvest / maturity of plant + 80 days Total Growing Days From seed to maturity = days

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When should I start sowing and growing?

• When to sow The number of days to sow before or after your last frost date. ? When to plant out The number of days to plant out before or after your last frost date. ?

Etymology

Folklore

Eight groups of edible cultivars of C. pepo are known: * Pumpkin (C. pepo L. var. pepo L. Bailey) includes cultivars of creeping plants which produce spherical, oval or oblate fruit that is rounded or flat at the ends. The fruit of this group is grown to be eaten when ripe and sometimes is used as fodder. * Scallop (C. pepo L. var. clypeata Alefield) has a semi-shrubby habit, the fruit ranges from flat to almost discoidal, with undulations or equatorial margins, and it is eaten before maturity. * Acorn (C. pepo L. var. turbinata Paris) is both a shrubby and creeping plant with fruit which is obovoid or conical, pointed at the apex and longitudinally costate-grooved. The rind is soft, hence the fruit can be eaten in the ripe state. * Crookneck (C. pepo L. var. torticollia Alefield) is a shrubby type, with yellow, golden or white fruit which is claviform and curved at the distal or apical end and generally has a verrucose rind. It is eaten unripe since the rind and the flesh harden when ripe. * Straightneck (C. pepo L. var. recticollis Pans) is a shrubby plant with yellow or golden fruit and a verrucose rind similar to that of var. torticollia. * Vegetable marrow (C. pepo L. var. fastigata Paris) has creeper characteristics as a semi-shrub and has short cylindrical fruit that is slightly broader at the apex, with a smooth rind which hardens and thickens on ripening and which varies in colour from cream to dark green. * Cocozzelle (C. pepo L. var. Ionga Paris) has cylindrical, long fruit that is slender and slightly bulbous at the apex; it is eaten in the unripe state and one of the most common names is Cocozzelle. * Zucchini (C. pepo L. var. cylindrica Paris) is the most common group of cultivars at present. Like the previous group, the zucchini group has a strong affinity with the vegetable marrow and its origin is also recent (nineteenth century). Its plants are generally semi-shrubby and its cylindrical fruit does not broaden or else broadens only slightly. It is eaten as a vegetable in the unripe state.

Other Names

Winter Squash

Cucurbita pepo, cucurbita pepo L. var turbinata Paris, C. Pepo