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
Utility	oil
Edible	true
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.