Delicata
Cucurbita pepo
About
Cucurbita pepo is a cultivated plant of the genus Cucurbita. It yields varieties of winter squash and pumpkin, but the most widespread varieties belong to the subspecies Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo, called summer squash.
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
How to use it
This versatile member of the Cucurbitaceae family is cultivated to produce a variety of agricultural crops, including winter squashes, pumpkins, and summer squashes. Because it is hardy across USDA zones 3 to 12, it can be grown by gardeners and farmers in a wide range of climates.
Sources: Grangery, en.wikipedia.org
Gardening tip
When planting Delicata squash, ensure to space the seeds about 2 feet apart to allow for proper growth and airflow.
Sources: Grangery
At a glance
What it needs
USDA hardiness
Zones 3–12
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Delicata
- Slug
- delicata
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Cucurbita
- Species
- pepo
- Category
- Squash
- Hardiness zone (min)
- 3
- Hardiness zone (max)
- 12
- Average height (cm)
- 0
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 52
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