Skip to content

Cart

Your cart is empty

JOIN THE ROW 7 COMMUNITY

Subscribe to our newsletter to receive the latest news about Row 7.

Article: Robin's Koginut Squash Growing Guide

Robin's Koginut Squash Growing Guide

Robin's Koginut Squash Growing Guide

SCIENTIFIC NAME

Cucurbita moschata

DAYS TO MATURITY

110 days

FIELD NOTES

  • Soil Requirements: Fertile, well-drained soils.
  • Row Covers: Cover young plants to increase early growth and protect from insect pests. Remove covers at flowering to ensure pollination and fruit set.

SPACING AFTER THINNING/TRANSPLANTING

  • Plant spacing: 24”
  • Row spacing: 7’

DIRECT SEEDING

  • Sow seeds ½” deep after last frost, when soil temperatures reach at least 70˚F.
  • Sow 1-2 seeds every 24”; thin to one plant every 24”.
  • 6-12 days to emergence.

TRANSPLANTING

  • Start seeds indoors 2-3 weeks before last frost. Sow seeds ½” deep. Optimal soil temperature for germination: 85˚F.
  • Harden off gradually, protecting seedlings from wind, strong sun, hard rain and cold.
  • Transplant outdoors after last frost, when soil temperatures reach at least 70˚F. Do not disturb roots when transplanting.  

PEST + DISEASE INFO

  • Insect Pests: Cucumber beetles, squash bugs and aphids. Pyrethrin, spinosad, soaps, row cover, or Blue Hubbard trap crops help prevent damage. Check undersides of leaves for eggs. Use best management practices such as crop rotation and removal of crop debris post-harvest to deter insect population growth.
  • Diseases: Powdery mildew, fruit rots (anthracnose, scab, fusarium), bacterial wilt and viruses such as cucumber mosaic virus. Maintain good air circulation and schedule watering to allow plants to fully dry.

HARVEST

Fruit turn from green to bronze on the vine; ready to pick when green is nearly gone. Harvest twice as fruit ripen for optimal yield and quality. (If in danger of frost, harvest all fruit.) Handle fruit gently to prevent damage.

STORAGE

Fruit store well after curing. Cure at about 80˚F for one week. Store at 50˚F, 50% relative humidity, with air exchange for best storage. Higher humidity, up to 70%, can extend storage. Plan to use all by March. Monitor storage for fruit loss.

SEED SPECS

300 seeds/ounce; 4,800 seeds/pound.

more recipes

Habanada Pepper Growing Guide

Habanada Pepper Growing Guide

SCIENTIFIC NAME Capsicum chinense DAYS TO MATURITY 100 days; 70 days for green peppers FIELD NOTES Soil Requirements: Fertile, well-drained soils with an optimal pH of 6.5. Little to no additio...

Read more
Badger Flame Beet Growing Guide

Badger Flame Beet Growing Guide

SCIENTIFIC NAME Beta vulgaris DAYS TO MATURITY 80 days; 55 days for small beets FIELD NOTES Soil Requirements: Light, workable, well-drained soils with an optimal pH of over 6.0. Boron deficienc...

Read more