Household planning
How many winter squash plants?
A normal fresh-eating goal with the catalog loss buffer. Preservation needs and appetite can raise the count.
1 adult1–11 typical plants
2 adults1–21 typical plants
4 adults1–32 typical plants
Season timing
When does it go in?
Typical first action2 weeks after last frost
Maturity range75–105 days
Harvest window10–24 days
Latest planting buffer110 days before fall frost
Dates are frost-relative planning windows. Soil temperature, current weather, plant condition, and cultivar instructions can move them.
Calculate dates from my frost date →Space and harvest
What does one plant ask for?
In-row spacing30–60 in
Between rows48–72 in
Yield range6–28 pounds
Yield confidencemedium
Yield ranges assume a surviving plant and still vary with cultivar, soil, sun, weather, pests, watering, and harvest habits.
Container fit
Give this crop a bed when possible.
The normal vine or canopy footprint is too large for Gardiv to recommend a conventional home container.
Size a container for several plants →