Early Prolific Straightneck Winter Squash: Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Growth habit

Bush

Breeder

Ferry-Morse Seed

Listed for

United States

Overview

Early Prolific Straightneck, from Ferry-Morse Seed Company of Detroit, is the classic yellow summer squash (listed here with winter types) and a 1938 AAS winner. Selected from Summer Crookneck, it is a distinct bush type: very early, productive, with smooth, straight, light lemon-yellow fruit that has no curve at the blossom end. Widely adapted. Direct sow after frost in fertile soil and pick at 6 to 8 inches; oversized fruit gets tough and seedy. In hot regions, spring and fall plantings sidestep peak heat and vine borer pressure.

Early Prolific Straightneck traits

• Smooth straight light lemon-yellow fruit
• Very early and productive bush type
• Selected from Summer Crookneck by Ferry-Morse
• 1938 AAS winner, widely adapted

Good for

• Sauteing and grilling
• Casseroles
• Steaming

Compare with other winter squash varieties

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Early Prolific Straightneck FAQ

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every winter squash variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

• Winter Squash growing guide
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• Hand Pollinating Pumpkins: Timing, Technique and Why Fruit Abort
• Pumpkin Growing Calendar: From Sowing to the Curing Shelf
• Pumpkin Pests and Diseases: Vine Borers, Squash Bugs and Mildew
• When to Harvest Pumpkins: Ripeness Signs, Curing and How Long They Store
• All 219 winter squash varieties

Source

Source: All-America Selections

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.