SQUASH-PIMPLY
SQUASH-PIMPLY
A$3.50
Availability: 16 in stock
Cucurbita pepo
SQUASH-PIMPLY is well known among old farmers. It grows as an annual spreading vine with green/golden skin and golden flesh. Sweet and soft when cooked, good flavor. Pimply squash is best to cut in half, seasoned with butter, salt and pepper then baked. Likes a good well drained sunny position.
Sow directly in a garden, plant seeds 60cm part. Cover with 1cm of soil. Harvest fruit green before turning yellow. Sow Spring-Summer.

Germination Time (Days) | 6 – 18 |
Harvest Time (Days) | 50 – 90 |
Sowing Depth (mm) | 10 |
Plant Spacing (cm) | 60 – 100 |
Row Spacing (cm) | 90 – 100 |
pH | 6 – 7.5 |
Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
Hardy / Frost Tender | Frost Tender |
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct |
Seed Preparation | – |
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When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.
Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn’t suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden