summer squash seed planting Sunburst Scallop Summer Squash (F1 Hybrid 50 Days)

summer squash seed planting Sunburst Scallop Summer Squash (F1 Hybrid 50 Days)Brilliant yellow color, crunchy texture, buttery flavor, and high productivity are all first rate. Designated as an AAS winner in 1985, Sunburst Scallop Summer Squash is the standard scallop edge dish shaped squash. The plant has a compact, open habit bush. For optimum tenderness and flavor, we recommend picking the squash young, when it is 2 3 in diameter. Resistance to powdery mildew. 20 seeds PLANTING Cucurbita pepo Germination: 4 10 days

Brilliant yellow color, crunchy texture, buttery flavor, and high productivity are all first-rate. Designated as an AAS winner in 1985, Sunburst Scallop Summer Squash is the standard scallop-edge dish-shaped squash. The plant has a compact, open habit bush. For optimum tenderness and flavor, we recommend picking the squash young, when it is 2-3” in diameter. Resistance to powdery mildew.

20 seeds

PLANTING

Cucurbita pepo

Germination: 4-10 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70-85ºF

Seed Sowing Depth: 1/2-1" deep

Sowing Indoors: 3-4 weeks before the last frost. Provide 70-85ºF soil temperature. Sow 2-3 seeds per cell/pot. Sowing into individual biodegradable peat/cow pots reduces root damage when transplanting. Transplant 36-48" apart after the last frost. 

Sowing Outdoors: Sow after the last frost when the soil temperature is over 70ºF. Sow a few seeds every 36-48". 

Harvest: Check and harvest a few times a week. Cut or kindly twist off fruit, starting at a 3-4”.

Tips: Plant Sunburst Scallop Summer Squash in fertile soil, amended with compost or well-rotted manure, and keep well watered. They benefit from growing on black plastic and by using row covers for weed, insect control, and more rapid growth.