Plant Information
Lemon Sun Squash
Product Information
2022 HandPicked Vegetable & Herb BrochureBench Card
Download a Bench CardScientific Name: Cucurbita pepo
Common Name: Summer Squash
Hardiness Degree: 45°F (7.2°C)
Blooming Season: Late Spring, Summer
Plant Habit: Mounded
Characteristics: Culinary Use
Water: Medium
Fertilize: Every two weeks
Spacing: 36 - 48" (91 - 122cm)
Height: 24 - 36" (61 - 91cm)
Width: 36 - 54" (91 - 137cm)
Exposure: Sun
General Information: Vigorous and strong bush plant will produce exceptional yields of pure yellow, scalloped, disc-shape squash all through the season. Sweet and tender squash are perfect for harvest from baby to fully mature. Large number of male flowers are great for frying. Best in gardens.
Class : Summer Squash
Type : Patty Pan
Habit : Bush
Exterior Color : Yellow
Fruit Size : 1-3 in./3-8 cm long x 1-5 in./3-13 cm wide
Days to maturity from direct seed : 40-45
- Vigorous and strong bush plant habit will produce exceptional yields of uniform, yellow, scalloped, disc-shaped fruit with no green on the blossom end.
- Fruit are sweet and tender; harvest from baby with the flower attached to full size, 4 to 5 in./10 to 13 cm wide.
- Large quantities of male flowers are perfect for frying. Best grown in-ground.