Botanical profile
Spaghetti Squash
Latin name
Cucurbita pepo 'Spaghetti Squash'
Type
Creeping fruit annual (summer squash)
Family
Cucurbitaceae
A unique variety that, once cooked, reveals tender flesh that flakes off into long, spaghetti-like strands! Pale yellow when ripe, it's perfect as a healthy alternative to pasta. Easy to grow, it forms long, trailing stems and produces several medium-sized fruits. It keeps very well after harvest.
Care guide
Growing conditions
Light, soil, water and hardiness
Hardiness zone
Grown as an annual (zone 4 to 10)
Exposure
Full sun
Watering
Vegetable garden and yield
Companion planting, spacing and harvest
Companion plants
Plants to avoid
Spacing
Harvest period
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