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'Success PM' Squash - Summer
 
Sub-Category: Yellow
 
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Description: Cucurbita pepo. Open pollinated yellow straightneck summer squash (new release from Cornell University). Plants bear light yellow, smooth fruit. Disease resistant variety. Resistance to Powdery mildew resistant. Version of 'Early Prolific Straightneck'. About 50 days to maturity.
Days To Maturity: 50
Seed Sources: Fruition Seeds - updated in 2019

 
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Overall: (2.1 Stars)Overall
Taste: (1.6 Stars)Taste
Yield: (1.2 Stars)Yield
Ease/Reliability: (1.8 Stars)Ease/Reliability
 
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Reviewed on 11/27/2019 by Saratoga MG - An experienced gardener

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Saratoga, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

This squash had very slow early growth possibly because of crowding in the bed, had a vine borer which one of the volunteers apparently killed. Later it was attacked by squash bugs. It flowered buy never fruited.
 

Reviewed on 11/22/2019 by Tompkins MGV - An experienced gardener

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Tompkins, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

The plant germinated, but did not grow much because it was shaded by all the other plants in its small bed.
 

Reviewed on 11/21/2019 by CCEYates - An experienced gardener

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Yates, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Unfortunately this didn\'t grow for us.
 

Reviewed on 11/11/2019 by Albany County MGs - An experienced gardener

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Albany, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Nice variety of squash, good germination and growth, produced well, tasty. Produced late into the season with no problems, would recommend.
 

Reviewed on 11/10/2019 by CCE Nassau County NY - An experienced gardener

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Nassau, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Our Summer Squash grew well despite borers (Recommend planting it later, after borer season depending on your location). We cut the base (though we did not find the borer), and covered it with soil. The plant grew well and produced a fair amount of tasty squash, but the plant did get a severe case of powdery mildew even though this variety is supposedly mildew resistant. Note: our beds are watered with drip irrigation, so the only overhead watering is with rain. Even with this factor, the plant got severe powdery mildew.
 

Reviewed on 11/08/2019 by Susan-CCESchuyler - An experienced gardener

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Schuyler, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day

Plants stayed small and produced only a few small fruits
 

Reviewed on 10/08/2019 by Cutler Botanic Garden - An experienced gardener

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Broome, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Only one seed germinated but didn\'t grow after that. No vine or fruit.
 

Reviewed on 09/15/2019 by CCE Putnam - An intermediate gardener

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Putnam, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day

Planted seeds 5/19, one germinated by 6/5. 7/6: one small fruit noted. 8/1: bacterial wilt noted, no borers found. 8/3: cucumber beetle damage noted. 8/10: cut and covered up the main stem with soil; pyrethrin sprayed in garden. \\\\r\\\\n8/14: plant surviving; perks up in the am and wilts in the pm, in the sun. 8/24: whole plant appears to be dying. 8/31: pulled. Note that this is in the disease resistance bed #4.
 




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