Winter Squash

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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Harvest

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Good companions

Keep apart from

Recommended varieties

  • Butternut
    105 daysseed

    Sweet, nutty, stores all winter.

  • Acorn
    85 daysseed

    Sweet personal-size squash, perfect for baking.

  • Spaghetti
    100 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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