SQUASH-PIMPLY
SQUASH-PIMPLY
A$3.50
Availability: In stock
Cucurbita pepo
SQUASH-PIMPLY is well known among old farmers. It grows as an annual spreading vine with green/golden skin and golden flesh. Sweet and soft when cooked, good flavor. Pimply squash is best to cut in half, seasoned with butter, salt and pepper then baked. Likes a good well drained sunny position.
Sow directly in a garden, plant seeds 60cm part. Cover with 1cm of soil. Harvest fruit green before turning yellow. Sow Spring-Summer.
| Germination Time (Days) | 6 – 18 |
| Harvest Time (Days) | 50 – 90 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 10 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 60 – 100 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 90 – 100 |
| pH | 6 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Frost Tender |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
45 - 60 cm (1.5 - 2 feet)
Season of Interest
Summer to Autumn
Temperature Range
18 - 30 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow Direct
Soil
Fertile, well-drained soil
pH
6.0 - 6.8
Soil Temperature
18 - 24 °C (65 - 75 °F)
Seed Preparation
None required
Sowing Depth
2.5 cm (1 inch)
Plant Spacing
90 - 120 cm (36 - 48 inches)
Row spacing
120 - 150 cm (48 - 60 inches)
Watering
Moderate
Germination Time (Days)
7 - 14 days
Harvest Time (Days)
100 - 120 days
Good Companion Plants
Corn, Beans, Marigolds
Bad Companion Plants
Potatoes, Cucumbers
Pests
Squash bugs, Aphids
Diseases
Powdery mildew, Downy mildew
More About Us
ABSeeds is an Australian owned business trading under the umbrella of Direct Compost Solutions which is owned and managed by Victoria Brun.
We as a company endeavor to provide to the public, Organic, Old Fashioned, Heritage, and Open-pollinated seeds that have not been genetically modified.
We purchased the business in November 2018 and renamed it to ABSeeds (All ‘Bout Seeds) to make the title shorter and represent what we hope to achieve with this business in the years ahead.
Seeds that we can’t grow ourselves we will acquire from people who grow for us, or we may purchase seeds from reputable heritage seed companies.
