Squash — "South Anna"

Cucurbita moschata

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Growth conditions
USDA Hardiness zone	2-11 Learn more
Light requirement	Full sun, Partial sun/shade
Water requirement	Moist
Soil type	Light (sandy), Medium, Heavy (clay)
Soil pH	5.5-5.9
Physical characteristics
Height	0.6
Width	8
Cultivation details
Life cycle	Annual
Layer	Vines
Growth	Fast
Propagation method	Seed - transplant
When to sow (outdoors)	after last frost
Germination time	2 weeks
Propagation - Transplanting	sow seeds in pots in a greenhouse
Uses
Edible parts	Flowers, Fruit, Leaves, Seed
Edible uses	Oil
Medicinal	boiled root is galactogogue, anthelmintic
Names
Alternate name	Crookneck squash
German name	Kürbis
Taxonomy
Family	Cucurbitaceae
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Created: 2022-06-07 00:55:49 UTC
Last updated: 2023-09-22 16:56:16 UTC by permabot

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Squash — "South Anna"

Cucurbita moschata

Description

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“South Anna” on Experimental Farm Network

Bred by Edmund Frost of Common Wealth Seed Growers, South Anna is a downy mildew resistant squash developed from a cross between Seminole Pumpkin and Waltham butternut.