Winter Squash
vegetable
At a glance
- USDA Zones
- 3–10
- Sun
- Full sun (6+ hrs)
- Water
- High — consistently moist soil
- Soil
- Loam
- pH
- Neutral
- Spacing
- 36 in. between plants
- Space needed
- A 3×3 ft block of the bed
- Days to maturity
- About 100 days
Planting & harvest windows
Northern Hemisphere timing. Adjust ±4–6 weeks based on your last/first frost dates.
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Plant Harvest
Good companions
Keep apart from
Recommended varieties
- Butternut105 daysseed
Sweet, nutty, stores all winter.
- Acorn85 daysseed
Sweet personal-size squash, perfect for baking.
- Spaghetti100 daysseed
Strands of squash that look like pasta when baked.
Add Winter Squash to your raised bed — the planner handles spacing and companion warnings automatically.
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