Collection of 3 Long-Life Squashes

<p style="text-align: justify"><strong>Squashes are fruit-vegetables from the large family of Cucurbitaceae</strong>, which includes many vegetable plants such as cucumbers, melons, watermelons, etc. There is a great diversity of both species and varieties of squashes: o<span class="attr">range, green, red, yellow, black, or even blue, smooth, ribbed, warty, with tender skin, etc. Squashes offer us an astonishing variability of shapes, colours, and sizes as they hybridise with remarkable ease. Humans have created numerous varieties, which is why today there is such a diversity, estimated to be several hundred varieties. In common language, winter squash refers to all kinds of pumpkins, potimarrons, potirons, etc., which have tough skin and delicately sweet flesh. Summer squashes or courgettes refer to the different varieties that are harvested while still young when the skin is still tender. The latter are consumed with the seeds.</span></p> <p style="text-align: justify"><strong>The cultivation of squashes is very simple, even for beginner gardeners.</strong> It is done in full sun and in <strong>loose soil rich in organic matter</strong>, fairly deep and which remains <strong>cool on the surface in summer.</strong> A summer mulch is, in this regard, highly recommended to maintain this coolness. It will also help keep the squashes less in direct contact with the soil, which can lead to rot on the fruits.</p> <p style="text-align: justify">Sowing squashes is possible and recommended for all amateur gardeners. It is <strong>economical</strong> and just as <strong>simple</strong> as growing courgettes in general. It is preferably done <strong>in buckets from April</strong> to obtain plants ready to be planted in the garden in May. It can also be done in place, starting from May.</p> [caption id="attachment_52161" align="aligncenter" width="1200"]<img class="wp-image-52161 size-full" src="https://www.promessedefleurs.com/blogwp/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/courges.jpg" alt="" width="1200" height="900" /> Some squashes: Patidou - Pumpkin - Potimarron - Butternut - Musquée de Provence - Buttercup - Siam squash - Warty squash from Eysines - Spaghetti squash - Potiron - Sucrine du Berry[/caption]