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Seven Year Melon
A variety of squash
How to sow seven year melon: Direct seed indoors or outdoors
Sun requirement for seven year melon: Plant in Full Sun
Squash is a genus of herbaceous vines that have large edible orange flowers that mature into gourds or cucurbits. Squash are commonly divided into two main groups: summer and winter. Summer squash have shorter growing times, a bushy growth habit, tender skin, and are quite prolific. Common types include cucumbers, zucchini, and pattypan squash. Winter squash take longer to mature, have a more sprawling growth habit, and produce gourds with thicker skins that can be stored for a few months. Common winter squash are pumpkins, butternut squash, acorn, and delicata. Most squash transplant poorly. If starting from seed indoors, use peat pots that can be directly transplanted into the soil to reduce root disturbance. More growing information is available in individual species entries.
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Growing seven year melons
- Sow seeds in pots 4 weeks before planting out
- Dig a pit and fill it with compost 2 weeks before planting out
- Harden off the seedlings 1 week before planting out
- Set or refill beer traps for slugs and snails at planting out every week
- Water deeply at the base 1 week after planting out every week
- Mulch around the plants 3 weeks after planting out
- Hand pollinate the female flowers 6 weeks after planting out
- Check leaves for powdery mildew 8 weeks after planting out every 2 weeks
- Lift fruit onto a tile or board 4 weeks before first harvest
- Pick fruit regularly at first harvest every week
- Pull out finished plants 8 weeks after first harvest
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Ecological requirements
Data from the FAO EcoCrop database for Cucurbita ficifolia Bouche
| Family / Taxonomy | Magnoliopsida Dilleniidae Violales Cucurbitaceae |
|---|---|
| Optimal temperature | 15 - 21 °C |
| Absolute temperature | 6 - 35 °C |
| Optimal rainfall | 800 - 1200 mm/year |
| Absolute rainfall | 300 - 1700 mm/year |
| Optimal soil pH | 6.4 - 7.5 |
| Absolute soil pH | 5.3 - 8.3 |
| Crop cycle | 40 - 120 days |
| Max altitude | 2800 m |
| Life form | herb |
| Life span | perennial |
| Habit | climber/scrambler/scadent |
| Optimal soil depth | medium (50-150 cm) |
| Optimal soil texture | medium |
| Optimal soil fertility | high |
| Optimal soil drainage | well (dry spells) |
| Optimal soil salinity | low (<4 dS/m) |
| Photoperiod | short day (<12 hours) |
| Optimal light | very bright |
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