🌱
Non-native
Summer Squash
Cucurbita pepo
— Family: Cucurbitaceae
Height
Unknown
Sun
Full Sun
Water
Medium
🌡️ Growing Conditions
- Lifecycle
- Annual
- Season
- Warm season
- Days to Harvest
- 45–60 days
✨ Traits
🪴 Container Friendly
🎯 Uses
Edible
Culinary
🦋 Wildlife Value
No specific wildlife value noted
🌡️ USDA Hardiness Zones
3a
3b
4a
4b
5a
5b
6a
6b
7a
7b
8a
8b
9a
9b
10a
10b
Temp range: -40°F to 40°F
📍 Native Range
Origin: Non-native species
This plant is not native to any US state.
Also grows in (not native):
AL
AK
AZ
AR
CA
CO
CT
DE
FL
GA
HI
ID
IL
IN
IA
KS
KY
LA
ME
MD
MA
MI
MN
MS
MO
MT
NE
NV
NH
NJ
NM
NY
NC
ND
OH
OK
OR
PA
RI
SC
SD
TN
TX
UT
VT
VA
WA
WV
WI
WY
📅 Planting Calendar
🌱 Direct Sow
Zone 6a-7a
May 10 – August 1
🌱 Direct Sow
Zone 7a-8a
April 20 – August 1
🌱 Direct Sow
Zone 8a-8b
April 1 – August 1
🤝 Companion Plants
✅ Good Companions (4)
Cantaloupe & Watermelon
· Cucumis melo
Green Bean
· Phaseolus vulgaris
Marigold
· Tagetes erecta
Sweet Corn
· Zea mays var. saccharata
⚠️ Avoid Planting Near (0)
No antagonistic plants recorded.