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🥦 Delicata Squash

Cucurbita pepo
vegetables Annual Vine Cucurbitaceae
Delicata Squash plant photo
☀️ Sun
Full Sun
💧 Water
Moderate
🗺️ Zones
4-10
🧪 Soil pH
6.0-7.0
🪴 Soil Type
Rich, well-draining
🚿 Drainage
Well-drained
📏 Spacing
24-36 in
📐 Height
4-6 ft (semi-bush)
Key:🤝 Grows well together❌ Keep apart☀️ Sun needs💧 Water🗺️ Hardiness zone

🤝 Companions (2)

🤝 Bean
Nitrogen fixer for squash
🤝 Corn
Three sisters with delicata

⚠️ Keep Apart (3)

⚠️ Fennel
Allelopathic - may inhibit growth
⚠️ Mint
Aggressive mint competes for resources
⚠️ Walnut
Susceptible to juglone toxicity from walnut trees

📝 Growing Notes

The 'sweet potato squash' - thin edible skin. Sweet, creamy flesh. No peeling needed. Shorter storage life.

🛒 Buy Seeds & Plants

Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds Johnny's Selected Seeds Botanical Interests True Leaf Market Burpee Territorial Seed Company

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