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Summer Squashes

Cucumber
I grow two types of cucumbers, the ‘Marketmore’ slicer cucumber and a pickling cucumber, this season named ‘Cool Cucumber’. I offer two plantings separated a month if you would like to extend your season.
 
Spacing & Yield
Cucumbers can be grown as a ground crop, but I really do not recommend it. What I have had tremendous success with is growing them on a trellis very similar to the one I use for tomatoes. Rather than cages and strings for the plants, I use a cattle panel, which is essentially a fence with 6” squares. The cucumbers grow up the trellis with a little help and stay off the ground, where they would be likely to get diseased.
 
On 30” or 4’ beds, Cucumbers are planted 1’apart along the trellis; expect yields of 2-4 cucumbers per plant per week for about 4 weeks.
 
Pests
Cucumbers are susceptible to Cucumber Beetles, which carry cucumber mosaic virus. Pyganic treatments and floating row covers are recommended for Cucumber Beetle infestations.
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​Marketmore 76 Cucumber
$0.75 / Plant
58 Days
Planting (Harvest): 5/16 (7/13), 5/30 (7/27), 6/27 (8/24)
 
“Long, slender, dark green cucumbers. The slender, refined "Marketmore look" has long been the standard for slicing cucumbers in the North. 8-9" fruits stay uniformly dark green even under weather stress. Begins bearing late, but picks for a relatively long time.”

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​Cool Cucumber Pickling Cucumber
$0.75 / Plant
58 Days to First Harvest
Planting  (Harvest): 5/30 (7/24), 6/27 (8/21)
 
“Medium green fruits bear early, and set heavily on short, space-saving vines. Fertilize well and pick frequently at a small size to maintain good color and fruit shape. “

​General Squash
Summer squash pulls together the summer menu. I am a strong believer in multiple plantings of squash so that you can remove old large plants and save space in your garden. 
 
Spacing & Yield
On 30” and 4’ beds, 1 row of Summer Squash can be planted, 2’ apart; expect yields of about 2# per harvest per week for about 4 weeks. Patty Pans produce less poundage, as they are smaller. Expect about 3-6 squashes per week.
 
Season Extension
 Row covers will be required for this planting. 
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​Costata Romanesco Zucchini
$0.75 / Plant
52 Days to First Harvest
Planting (Harvest): 5/16 (7/7), 5/30 (7/21), 6/27 (8/18) 
 
“Traditional Italian heirloom with the best flavor. This distinctive zucchini is medium gray-green, with pale green flecks and prominent ribs. Big, large-leafed semi-bush plants with only about half the yield of hybrids, but much better flavor; clearly better textured, nutty, and delicious, raw or cooked.”

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​Golden Glory Zucchini
$0.75 / Plant
50 Days to First Harvest
Planting (Harvest): 5/16 (7/5), 5/30 (7/19), 6/27 (8/16) 
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“Spineless yellow zucchini with excellent yields. Open habit and few spines make it easy to harvest blemish-free fruit. Excellent disease resistance keeps the plant productive over a long season. Bright yellow fruits with solid green stems.”

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​Dunja Green Zucchini
$0.75 / Plant
47 Days to First Harvest
Planting (Harvest): 5/30 (7/16), 6/27 (8/13)
 
“Organic, early, powdery mildew resistant. Dunja is a high yielder of dark-green, straight zucchinis. Open plants and short spines make for an easy harvest.”

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​Zephyr Yellow Squash
$0.75/ Plant
54 Days to First Harvest
Planting (Harvest): 5/16 (7/9), 5/30 (7/23), 6/27 (8/20) 
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“Unique appearance for easy recognition. Distinctive, slender fruits are yellow with faint white stripes and light-green blossom ends. Harvest young at 4-6" for unusually delicious, nutty flavor and firm texture. Vigorous, high-yielding plants.

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Y-star Patty Pan Squash
$1.00 / Plant
52 Days to First Harvest
Planting (Harvest): 5/16 (7/7), 5/30 (7/21), 6/27 (8/18) 
 
“Yellow organic patty pan. Prolific yielder of shiny, yellow, scalloped squash fruits, with light green on the blossom end.”
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