Cucurbits · warm season
Zucchini
Cucurbita pepo
Almost too productive in Ohio. Two or three plants feed a family.
- When to plant in Ohio
- Direct sow late May; optional second sowing early July
- Harvest window
- Late June through September
- Days to maturity
- 45–55
- Spacing
- 36 in.
- Light
- Full sun
How to grow it
Plant in warm soil. Harvest at 6–8 in. every other day. Squash vine borer hits in late June—wrap lower stems, use row cover until bloom, or grow a midsummer sowing that misses the first flight. Hand-pollinate if June is cool and bees are scarce.
Related cucurbits
Slicing cucumber 50–65
Pickling cucumber 50–60
Yellow summer squash 45–55
Butternut squash 90–110