squash 'Little Gem'

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A heavy-cropping, early-maturing winter squash bearing small, round, dark green fruit weighing 1.3kg-2.2kg on trailing vines. The fruit have fine-grained, thick, pale yellow flesh and store well

Scientific classification

Species: squash 'Little Gem' (Cucurbita maxima 'Little Gem')
Genus: Cucurbita
Family: Cucurbitaceae

If crop is bitter, don't eat. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling
Toxicity: Annual Biennial
Plant type: 0.5-1 metres
Height: 1-1.5 metres
Spread: Deciduous
Foliage: Trailing · Bushy
Habit: Summer · Autumn
Season of interest: Full sun
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Distribution of squash 'Little Gem'

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Culture

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Toxicity

If crop is bitter, don't eat. Wear gloves and other protective equipment when handling

Quick identification of squash 'Little Gem'

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squash 'Little Gem' care guide

Keep moisture even through flowering and fruiting, avoiding hard dry swings
Watering: Full sun
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Watering

Keep moisture even through flowering and fruiting, avoiding hard dry swings

Fertilizing

Tomato or pepper feed every one to two weeks in fruiting season

Pruning

No pruning required

Propagation

Propagate by seed. See sowing vegetable seeds

Growing

Grow in rich, fertile, well drained soil in full sun. Start indoors from mid-late April, sowing in individual pots with seeds on their side about 1.5cm deep. Harden off before June then transplant outdoors to final growing position. See vegetable cultivation

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