Early Prolific Straightneck Summer Squash Seed Packet
Plant Size Guide

Early Prolific Straightneck Summer Squash Seed Packet
Curcurbita pepo
Southern Exposure Seed Exchange
30-40 seeds per packet
Days to Maturity: 50 days
Plant Spacing: 1 per square foot
Sunlight Requirements: 6 - 14 hours
Look Out For: worms in growing tips
Harvest Notes: harvest squash at any size, and male flowers for eating too
Annual
This is a classic yellow zucchini like the ones you get at the store, but don't forget... everything you grow yourself tastes better than store bought! Zucchini can be tricky to grow in Miami but they're so satisfying when you do get them to thrive. Male flowers, which are the first ones to appear on the plant, are edible and the fruit is edible at any size including itty bitty with the flower still attached. Yellow summer squash have a nutty taste thats more pronounced when eaten from the garden.
Thrifty tip: If you're looking to fill lots of space at a school garden or somewhere else with a tight budget squash & bean seeds go a long way! The plants are large, quick growing and produce impressive fruit and they're easy to grow direct from seed (no need to transplant just stick the seed in the garden, water and watch it grow) so this one packet will plant more than 30 square feet of garden if you want it to.
Delivery Details
Delivery Details
When you place your order we head into our greenhouse to select the very best plants we have in stock for your garden. We label them with handwritten compostable wooden labels and pack them in recyclable boxes to keep them safe on their journey. Our delivery partners, Roadie, take it from there and head to the Redlands to pick up your order. Communication and tracking take place via Roadie and your driver will leave your plants in a safe and covered area.
Plant Care
Plant Care
When your plant delivery arrives, make sure you water your new plants thoroughly with a light spray of water (none of this thumb over the hose stuff). We recommend planting them within 10 days of receiving them. If you do intent to wait to plant them, we recommend placing them in a shallow reservoir (like a baking pan) and filling it with half an inch of water so they can drink the water from below while you are at work and place them in an area with plenty of sun. When planting in your garden always add a dash of Organic granular fertilizer, and give them extra water during their first week in their new home, while they adjust. We recommend disturbing the root ball as little as possible during planting.
About Our Plants
About Our Plants
All of our plants are grown in OMRI certified Organic materials (potting mix, fertilizer, seeds, etc.) and include Organic granular fertilizer, living locally-made compost, and have been cared for with healthy microorganisms from compost tea and microbial inoculants. We only use organic pesticides when needed. We only stock varieties that we have experience growing and that are season and climate appropriate for South Florida. Our curated inventory is simple enough for a beginner and interesting enough to keep an advanced gardeners attention, with new and rare varieties being added weekly.
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