Variety comparison

Squash, Pumpkin, and Zucchini Varieties Compared

Compare summer squash, winter squash, pumpkins, gourds, and zucchini for spacing, harvest timing, and use.

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18
Zones
4a-11a
Spacing data
18
Return data
17

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Spacing, output, and site fit

Sorted by available sourced spacing, yield, first-output, and profile detail.

Plant Zones Spacing First output Yield Best clue
Jack O'Lantern pumpkin Annual vegetable 4a-10b 3-4 ft in-row x 5-6 ft rows 85-120 days 10-20 lb/plant/season Container: 15+ gal (limited); Mature size: 1-2 ft H x 6-12 ft W Luffa gourd Annual fruit vine 5a-11a 2-4 ft in-row x 4-6 ft rows 70-110 days 3-10 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 6-12 ft H x 4-10 ft W Pattypan summer squash Annual vegetable 4a-10b 2-4 ft in-row x 3-4 ft rows 40-60 days 3-8 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1.5-3 ft H x 3-5 ft W Sugar Pie pumpkin Annual vegetable 4a-10b 3-4 ft in-row x 5-6 ft rows 85-120 days 10-20 lb/plant/season Container: 15+ gal (limited); Mature size: 1-2 ft H x 6-12 ft W Tromboncino squash Annual vegetable 5a-10b 2-4 ft in-row x 3-4 ft rows 40-60 days 3-8 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1.5-3 ft H x 3-5 ft W Black Beauty zucchini Annual vegetable 4a-10b 2-4 ft in-row x 3-4 ft rows 40-60 days 3-8 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1.5-3 ft H x 3-5 ft W Blue Hubbard squash Annual vegetable 4a-10b 3-4 ft in-row x 5-6 ft rows 85-120 days 10-20 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1-2 ft H x 6-12 ft W Costata Romanesco zucchini Annual vegetable 4a-10b 2-4 ft in-row x 3-4 ft rows 40-60 days 3-8 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1.5-3 ft H x 3-5 ft W Delicata winter squash Annual vegetable 4a-10b 3-4 ft in-row x 5-6 ft rows 85-120 days 10-20 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1-2 ft H x 6-12 ft W Kabocha winter squash Annual vegetable 4a-10b 3-4 ft in-row x 5-6 ft rows 85-120 days 10-20 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1-2 ft H x 6-12 ft W Rogosa Violina Gioia butternut Annual vegetable 4a-10b 3-4 ft in-row x 5-6 ft rows 85-120 days 10-20 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1-2 ft H x 6-12 ft W Snake gourd Annual fruit vine 5a-11a 2-4 ft in-row x 4-6 ft rows 70-110 days 3-10 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 6-12 ft H x 4-10 ft W Spaghetti squash Annual vegetable 4a-10b 3-4 ft in-row x 5-6 ft rows 85-120 days 10-20 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1-2 ft H x 6-12 ft W Table Queen acorn squash Annual vegetable 4a-10b 3-4 ft in-row x 5-6 ft rows 85-120 days 10-20 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1-2 ft H x 6-12 ft W Waltham Butternut squash Annual vegetable 4a-10b 3-4 ft in-row x 5-6 ft rows 85-120 days 10-20 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1-2 ft H x 6-12 ft W Yellow Crookneck squash Annual vegetable 4a-10b 2-4 ft in-row x 3-4 ft rows 40-60 days 3-8 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1.5-3 ft H x 3-5 ft W Yellow straightneck squash Annual vegetable 4a-10b 2-4 ft in-row x 3-4 ft rows 40-60 days 3-8 lb/plant/season Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 1.5-3 ft H x 3-5 ft W Chayote squash Perennial vegetable 9a-11a 6-10 ft in-row x 2-4 ft rows 0-1 yrs Not available yet Container: 10+ gal (workable); Mature size: 6-12 ft H x 8-20 ft W

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Hill and row spacing

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Days to maturity

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Fresh eating versus storage

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Profiles

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Annual vegetable

Jack O'Lantern pumpkin

carving pumpkins in fall

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorclassic orange pumpkindecorative harvest
Annual fruit vine

Luffa gourd

young edible gourds or mature sponges

Vegetables & herbsPollinators & wildlifevigorous vinelong season
Annual vegetable

Pattypan summer squash

scalloped summer squash in warm weather

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorornamental saucer-shaped fruitproductive bush habit
Annual vegetable

Sugar Pie pumpkin

small pie pumpkins in fall

Vegetables & herbsCurb appeal & colorsweet baking pumpkinmanageable fruit size
Annual vegetable

Tromboncino squash

long pale squash through summer

Vegetables & herbsPrivacy & screeningvigorous climbing squashless vulnerable solid stems
Annual vegetable

Black Beauty zucchini

summer squash over many weeks

Vegetables & herbscompact productive plantfast harvest
Annual vegetable

Blue Hubbard squash

large blue-gray winter squash in fall

Vegetables & herbslong-storage winter squashlarge vigorous vines
Annual vegetable

Costata Romanesco zucchini

ribbed zucchini all summer

Vegetables & herbsItalian heirloom summer squashrich flavor
Annual vegetable

Delicata winter squash

striped squash in fall

Vegetables & herbsthin-skinned winter squashedible skin
Annual vegetable

Kabocha winter squash

fall storage squash

Vegetables & herbsJapanese winter squashdense sweet flesh
Annual vegetable

Rogosa Violina Gioia butternut

long-storage butternut in fall

Vegetables & herbsItalian heirloom butternutrich orange flesh
Annual fruit vine

Snake gourd

long summer gourds

Vegetables & herbsAsian gourdvigorous vine
Annual vegetable

Spaghetti squash

oblong winter squash in fall

Vegetables & herbsstringy noodle-like fleshstores after curing
Annual vegetable

Table Queen acorn squash

acorn squash in fall

Vegetables & herbscompact winter squashgood storage crop
Annual vegetable

Waltham Butternut squash

fall storage squash

Vegetables & herbslong-storing winter squashvigorous vines
Annual vegetable

Yellow Crookneck squash

curved yellow summer squash

Vegetables & herbsclassic warty yellow squashold-time flavor
Annual vegetable

Yellow straightneck squash

yellow summer squash in warm weather

Vegetables & herbsclassic bush summer squashquick harvest
Perennial vegetable

Chayote squash

green squash in fall

Vegetables & herbsvigorous tropical vineedible shoots and fruit

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