Start growing
Give plenty of space. Harvest before first heavy frost.
GROW SOMETHING WONDERFUL
Squash Seeds In A Cup® Grow Kit
Cucurbita maxima
From the first seed to the next new leaf. Explore your plant’s growing conditions, seasonal rhythm, and everyday care.
THE PLANT NOTEBOOK
Squash care, from seed onward.
- Botanical name
- Cucurbita maxima
- Common names
- Winter Squash, Hubbards
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Cucurbita
- Species
- C. maxima
Growing with your kit
Seeds In A Cup® methodology of 'mound planting' starts with pre-starting seeds in our kits to avoid erratic spring rain rot.
Propagation
By seed.
Seasonal growth & harvest
Harvest in late fall (100 days).
Growing conditions
Warm regions with high organic soil matter.
Weather & tolerances
Highly heat tolerant.
Pests & plant health
Squash bugs and vine borers.
Plant safety
Safe for humans and pets.
Botanical features
Trailing annual vines; large, fleshy fruits with thick rinds and sweet flesh.
Varieties
‘Butternut’, ‘Spaghetti Squash’, ‘Delicata’.
Garden & everyday uses
Roasted, soups, or stuffed. Iconic storage crop
Native range & distribution
Native to the Americas.
Conservation
Secure.
Name origins
Narragansett word ‘askutasquash’, meaning eaten raw.
History
Domestication dates back 10,000 years in Mexico/South America.
TURN KNOWING INTO GROWING
Your next beginning, in a cup.
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THE GROWING CONVERSATION
Questions grow here.
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