. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 2382. Winter or Canada Crookneck Squash—Cucurbita moschata. plants shall start cjuickly, it is necessary that the soil be in excellent tilth. It is customary, with many large growers, to apply a little commercial fertilizer to the hills in order to give the plants a start. A fertilizer somewhat strong in nitrog
. Cyclopedia of American horticulture, comprising suggestions for cultivation of horticultural plants, descriptions of the species of fruits, vegetables, flowers, and ornamental plants sold in the United States and Canada, together with geographical and biographical sketches. Gardening. 2382. Winter or Canada Crookneck Squash—Cucurbita moschata. plants shall start cjuickly, it is necessary that the soil be in excellent tilth. It is customary, with many large growers, to apply a little commercial fertilizer to the hills in order to give the plants a start. A fertilizer somewhat strong in nitrogen may answer this purpose very well; but care must be taken not to use nitrogen too late in the season, else the plants will continue to grow over-vigorously rather than to set fruit. Cultural groups of Squashes are of two general kinds, the hush varieties and the long-running varieties. The bush varieties are usually early. The vines run very little, or not at all. The various summer Squashes belong to this category, and most of them are varieties of Cucurhita Pepo. The hills of bush varieties are usually planted as close together as 4x4 feet. On high- ptriced land they are often planted 3x4 feet. The long- running varieties comprise the fall and winter types; and to this category may also I)e referred, for cultural l>urposes, the common held punixikins. There is ranch difference between the varieties as to length of vine. On strong soils, some varieties will run 15-20 feet, and sometimes even more. These varieties are planted from 8-12 feet apart each way. Sometimes they are planted in corn fields, and they are allowed to occupy the ground after tillage for the corn is completed. For general field conditions, the seeds of Squashes. 2383. Summer Crookneck Squash—Cucurbita Pepo form. are usually planted in hills where the plants are to stand. If the land is mellow and rich, these hills are nothing more than a bit of ground 12-18 inches across, which has been freshly hoe
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