Sunburst Scallop Summer Squash (F1 Hybrid 50 Days) - Vegetables
Sunburst Scallop Summer Squash (F1 Hybrid 50 Days) - Vegetables
Sunburst Scallop Summer Squash (F1 Hybrid 50 Days) - Vegetables
Sunburst Scallop Summer Squash (F1 Hybrid 50 Days) - Vegetables
Sunburst Scallop Summer Squash (F1 Hybrid 50 Days) - Vegetables
Sunburst Scallop Summer Squash (F1 Hybrid 50 Days) - Vegetables
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Sunburst Scallop Summer Squash (F1 Hybrid 50 Days)

$ 3.50

Brilliant yellow color, crunchy texture, buttery flavor, and high productivity are all first-rate. Designated as an AAS winner in 1985, Sunburst Scallop Summer Squash is the standard scallop-edge dish-shaped squash. The plant has a compact, open habit bush. For optimum tenderness and flavor, we recommend picking the squash young, when it is 2-3” in diameter. Resistance to powdery mildew.

20 seeds

Sunburst Scallop Summer Squash (F1 Hybrid 50 Days)

PLANTING

Cucurbita pepo

Germination: 4-10 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70-85ºF

Seed Sowing Depth: 1/2-1" deep

Sowing Indoors: 3-4 weeks before the last frost. Provide 70-85ºF soil temperature. Sow 2-3 seeds per cell/pot. Sowing into individual biodegradable peat/cow pots reduces root damage when transplanting. Transplant 36-48" apart after the last frost. 

Sowing Outdoors: Sow after the last frost when the soil temperature is over 70ºF. Sow a few seeds every 36-48". 

Harvest: Check and harvest a few times a week. Cut or kindly twist off fruit, starting at a 3-4”.

Tips: Plant Sunburst Scallop Summer Squash in fertile soil, amended with compost or well-rotted manure, and keep well watered. They benefit from growing on black plastic and by using row covers for weed, insect control, and more rapid growth.