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Stripetti Squash

Cucurbita pepo 'Stripetti'

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Stripetti Squash fruit

Stripetti Squash fruit

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Height:  24 inches

Spacing:  3 feet

Sunlight:  full sun 

Hardiness Zone:  (annual)

Group/Class:  Winter Squash

Description:

Uniform and productive, this delicious variety features 12" long creamy yellow fruit with deep green stripes; its noodle-like golden-yellow flesh resembles spaghetti, with a sweet and nutty flavor; a delicious way to shake up culinary dishes

Edible Qualities

Stripetti Squash is an annual vegetable plant that is typically grown for its edible qualities. It produces creamy white long fruit with dark green stripes and gold flesh which are typically harvested when mature. The fruit will often fade to orange over time. The fruits have a pleasant taste.

The fruit are most often used in the following ways:

  • Cooking
  • Baking

Planting & Growing

Stripetti Squash will grow to be about 24 inches tall at maturity, with a spread of 7 feet. When planted in rows, individual plants should be spaced approximately 3 feet apart. This vegetable plant is an annual, which means that it will grow for one season in your garden and then die after producing a crop.

This plant is typically grown in a designated vegetable garden. It should only be grown in full sunlight. It does best in average to evenly moist conditions, but will not tolerate standing water. It is not particular as to soil type or pH. It is somewhat tolerant of urban pollution. Consider applying a thick mulch around the root zone over the growing season to conserve soil moisture. This is a selected variety of a species not originally from North America.

 
 
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