Winter Squash
veg
Winter Squash (standard)
Cure fruits after harvest for storage.
Ordering identifiers
- SKU
- PLT-10020
- Barcode
- 08100010021
- Supplier / brand
- PlantIt Seed Co. · PlantIt Basics
- Packet size
- ~50 seeds
- Seeds per pack
- 50
- Germination %
- 100%
- Growth habit
- VINE
- Sow method
- TRANSPLANT
- Plant spacing
- 36 inches
- Row spacing
- 45 inches
- Height / spread
- 36 / 36 in
- Light preference
- full sun
- Hardiness zones
- 3-9
- Temp preference
- warm season
- Germination temp
- 65–75°F
- Days to germinate
- 7 days
- Soil
- Well-drained, fertile soil; amend with compost.
- Days to transplant
- 28
- Days to harvest
- 100 (±20d window)
- Seed vs last frost
- -3 weeks
Garden size
Suited to: garden plot / in-ground · raised bed
Other info
- Direct sow: —
- Start indoors: Start indoors about 3 weeks before last frost.
- Transplant: Transplant at 28 days from sowing, after frost risk.
- Thin: —
Companions & antagonists
Plant with: Sweet Corn, Bush Beans, Marigold, Nasturtium
Avoid near: Potato
Water by environment
- Grow tent: Large containers only; deep water.
- Greenhouse: Deep water 2–3×/week.
- Outdoors: 1–2 in/week; mulch vines.
Sample schedule (zone 7a, outdoors)
- Start indoors — Start indoors / under cover (indoors), 3 wk before last spring frost (Apr 4, 2027). Start indoors about 3 weeks before last frost.Mar 14
- Germinate — Expect germination (~7 days after sow)Mar 21
- Transplant — Transplant indoors → outdoors. After last spring frost (Apr 4, 2027 + 1 wk). Transplant at 28 days from sowing, after frost risk.Apr 11
- Harvest — Harvest window opens (~100 days after transplant; ~20 day window) (first fall frost ~Oct 23, 2027)Jul 20