Squash Summer Crookneck
Squash Summer Crookneck. One of the most delectable Summer Squashes, this creamy crookneck is mild, sweet, and full of flavour. Delicious tender fruits are easy to grow and quite prolific. Plants will bear butter yellow fruit continuously, when regularly harvested at 5 to 6 inches long. Can be used steamed, raw, boiled, baked or tried in great variety of recipes. Approximately 45 days to maturity. Bush habit just 2 feet tall and 3-4 feet wide. Easy to cultivate.
Cultivation Advice Squash Summer Crookneck
- A sunny spot protected from strong winds is essential.
- The soil should be well drained and rich in humus, the more the better.
- For an early start (late Mar) place a single seed edgeways 1/2inch deep in seed compost in a 3inch pot.
- The critical part is temperature, these need at least 65F continuous soil temperature
- (preferably more to maximise germination rates) until germinated.
- Keep the soil moist – water copiously around the plants, not over them.
- Keep weed free to allow air circulation.
- Once the plants start to fruit, feed every 14 days with a tomato type fertilizer,
- these are greedy plants.
