Squash Seeds – Spaghetti

Grow a fun and versatile warm-season crop with Spaghetti Squash Seeds (Cucurbita pepo), a popular variety known for its unique stringy flesh that resembles pasta when cooked. These productive plants thrive in sunny garden spaces and produce oblong yellow fruits with mild, delicious flavor—perfect for healthy, home-grown meals.

Ideal for vegetable patches, raised beds, and larger garden areas, spaghetti squash is easy to grow and provides dependable yields throughout the summer. With proper care, this rewarding variety delivers flavorful, long-storing fruits that keep well into the cooler months.

Features

• Produces classic spaghetti squash with stringy “noodle-like” flesh

• Reliable, productive warm-season variety

• Great for vegetable patches, raised beds, and spacious garden areas

• Mild, versatile flavor perfect for cooking

• Easy to grow and suitable for all gardeners

Specifications

• Common Name: Spaghetti Squash

• Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo

• Color: Yellow rind with pale interior

• Plant Type: Warm-season annual

• Planting Season: Spring to Early Summer

  • Zones 3–4: Start indoors April; transplant late May–June

  • Zones 5–6: Direct sow May–June

  • Zones 7–8: Direct sow April–May

  • Zones 9–10: Direct sow February–April

• Growing Zones: Suitable for Zones 3–10

• Sunlight: Full sun (6–8 hours minimum)

• Soil Requirement: Well-drained, fertile garden soil

• Germination Time: 7–14 days

• Days to Maturity: 80–100 days

• Plant Height: Vining plant; spreads several feet

• Growth Habit: Sprawling vine (trellising optional with support)