Squash Seeds (Summer) - Green Lightning

BOTANICAL NAME

Cucurbita pepo

LIFE CYCLE

• Annual

LIGHT REQUIREMENT

• Full Sun

DAYS TO MATURITY

• 40 to 45 days

GROWTH HABIT

• Compact Bush

Expect to harvest these cuties at lightning speed! Green Lightning Squash is a standout variety that delivers succulent squash in as little as 40 days. Its attractive green-striped, scalloped, disc-shaped fruits are beautiful enough for display yet truly shine when cooked, offering a robust, delicious flavor that holds up well to seasonings. Produced on vigorous, high-yielding bush plants, this squash is a recent AAS winner, impressing judges with its look, taste, and overall performance.

• Early maturing variety that delivers one of the first squash harvests of the season
• Produces sweet, tender squash ideal for harvest from baby size to full maturity
• Small seed cavity provides more edible flesh and excellent overall eating quality

PLANTING SEASON

• Warm Season

SOWING METHOD

• Direct Sow

PLANTING DEPTH

• 1/2 inch

WATER NEEDS

• Average

PLANT SPACING

• 24 to 36 inches

HARDINESS ZONES

• N/A - Annual

SEED PREP

• Soaking