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Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Pollinators: Various insects
Awards and Recognitions: AAS (All-America Selection®): 1938 National

Victory Seed Company sells seeds of 'Early Prolific Straightneck'.

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Common names
  • Summer Squash

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Location: Home garden
Date: 2020-07-23
By KYgal
Location: my garden in Dawsonville, GA (zone 7b north Geogia mountains)
Date: 2022-06-06
"Seeds planted indoors in 3-inch pot 4/7/2022; seedlings planted
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2016-07-10
Location: Home garden
Date: 2020-07-23
By KYgal

Date: 2023-07-17
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2016-07-31

Courtesy Sustainable Seed Company
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Courtesy Annie's Heirloom Seeds
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Location: Eagle Bay, New York
Date: 2022-06-22
Summer Squash (Cucurbita pepo 'Early Prolific Straightneck') youn
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: June 18, 2013

 Photo Courtesy of Baker Creek Heirloom Seeds. Used with permissi
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Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: June
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2016-07-20
Location: Mason, New Hampshire
Date: 2016-07-07

Date: 2013-07-22

Date: 2013-07-22

Courtesy of Diane's Flower Seeds
Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Jul 4, 2013 1:53 PM concerning plant:
    An old timer that is the best flavored of the straight necks. It was my father's favorite. Very productive.
Plant Events from our members
JessicaRobyn On June 13, 2016 Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc)
Plant Ended (Removed, Died, Discarded, etc) (This year was Dallas and I's first year trying to garden. The war with the squash bugs was fierce. We killed about 6 a day and were constantly having to rip the eggs off the plant. The squash bugs didn't really appear until the plant started producing fruit, and when they did they came in number. They did not respond to "Trish's spray" but all the other bugs did from what we could tell. Right when the plant started producing about a squash or two a day, we lost half of the plant. We thought the base had rotted from all of the rain and when we ripped it off, we found a grub inside of it. We still had half our plant left and thought we were good, until today when I went out to the garden and noticed all of the plant was rotted at the bottom. We figured out this was a squash vine borer that was killing it! We had been so focused on the squash bugs we didn't know to watch out for the vine borer! So now our squash has perished. )
NikkiGerena On July 2, 2017 Seeds sown
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TomatoNut95 On May 6, 2024 Seeds germinated
TomatoNut95 On May 1, 2024 Seeds sown
TomatoNut95 On July 16, 2023 Seeds germinated
TomatoNut95 On July 13, 2023 Seeds sown
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