Ambercup squash growing herbaceous of the genus Cucurbita and also known as Amber cup squash, Ambercup squash annual plant grows as creeping vine, also used as ornamental fruit, can grow in mediterranean, subtropics, temperate, tropics climate and growing in hardiness zone 4+,
Flower color is yellow, there are female and male flower.
Ambercup squash fruit
Fruit color orange from inside and outside, are round-top shape; the weight is 0.8-1.2 kg. The size 10-16 cm, seeds are white and edible after cooking
Ambercup squash for sale – Seeds or Plants to Buy
Requirements for growing and care:
Recommend to watering on the ground and not watering on the leaves or the fruits, sometime need trellising
What is the best way to start growing?
Seedling / Seed
Is it necessary to graft or use vegetative reproduction?
No
Difficulties or problems when growing:
?
Planting season:
Spring
Pests and diseases:
Powdery mildew, aphids, moth, virus, beetles
Pruning season:
No need. But possible all the season
How to prune:
Infected leaves needed to take out, also try to clean them
Size of the plant?
0.5-2 m, 20-80 inches
Growth speed in optimal condition:
Average amount of water
Water requirement:
Full Sun
Is it possible to grow as houseplant?
No
Growing is also possible in a planter /flowerpot / containers:
Yes
Blooming information
Bloom season:
Late spring
General information about the flower
Yellow flower with five lobs, there are female and male flowers
Pollination is done by:
Bees and more pollinators, by hand
Edible Fruit
Fruit harvest season:
Summer
Fruits pests or diseases:
Powdery mildew
What can be done with big quantities of Ambercup squash fruits?
Cooked, grilled, stir fry, roasted, staffed
Work requirements on the fruit:
Sometimes to space it from the ground
How long does it take to bear fruit?
3-6 month
Grow from seeds
Sowing requirement:
Easy to sow no special treatment
Saving seeds until sowing:
Room temperature, dry place
Sowing season:
Spring
Planting spacing:
Depend if trellising 20-30 cm
Depth of Sowing:
1-2 cm from the top
Conditions for seeds germinate:
moist soil, full sun
Watering requires for Seeds:
Average amount of water
Germination time:
5-20 days
Condition of seedling:
Warm weather, big amount of water, full sun, place to trellising
Do the seeds require burying?
No
Scientific name:
Cucurbita maxima
