Essex squash

Garden uses

Notes

'Essex' squash (Cucurbita 'Essex') is a vegetable for the food garden. It is typically grown as an annual. Frost will kill it, so set it out only after the last frost in spring. This plant likes full sun and average to moist, loamy soil. It is a vine that blooms from early to late summer. The fruit takes 100 days to mature, and the plant resists powdery mildew.

Pairs well with Pepperoncini pepper, Clemson Spineless okra, and Creeping thyme.