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Summer Squash
Cucurbita pepo
vegetable
Fast-growing warm-season vegetable harvested when immature for tender texture.
In Zone 7b, right now
Nothing to plant right now
Its window for this year has passed in Zone 7b. We'll flag it in the weekly note when the next one opens.
Edible?
Yes — vegetable
Small space?
Yes, in a pot
Sun
Full sun (6+ hrs)
Comes back yearly?
No — replant each year
Ways to plant it
Direct sow
Window has passed for this year
Early to Late April
Plant seeds straight into the ground (or a container) outdoors.
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