What it is
Yellow Summer Squash (Cucurbita pepo) is in the Cucurbitaceae (Gourd) family. Tender, quick, and generous. Pick small and often to keep it producing.
How to grow it
It wants full sun, water it even, and give it rich soil. Target a soil pH around 6.0–7.0. Space plants about 24–36 in apart. Expect roughly 45–60. Warm-season annual.
How it's used
Yellow Summer Squash is used: sautéed, grilled, baked.
🔎 How to identify it
- Bushy habit, bristly leaves
- Yellow blossoms
- Smooth or crookneck yellow fruit
Edibility
PartsFruit and flowers
UsesSautéed, grilled, baked
CautionNone.
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Part of the free Texas Roots plant database, compiled by Jordan Polasek from his greenhouse in El Campo, Texas. Free to read and share. If it helped, the best thanks is to grow something.