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In Indigenous American companion planting, maize (Zea mays), beans (wild beans and vetches [3] spp.), and squash (Cucurbita pepo) are planted close together. The maize and beans are often planted together in mounds formed by hilling soil around the base of the plants each year; squash is typically planted between the mounds. [4]
Cucurbita pepo is a cultivated plant of the genus Cucurbita. It yields varieties of winter squash and pumpkin, but the most widespread varieties belong to the subspecies Cucurbita pepo subsp. pepo, called summer squash. [3] It has been domesticated in the Americas for thousands of years. [4]
This list of gourds and squashes provides an alphabetical list of (mostly edible) varieties of the plant genus Cucurbita, commonly called gourds, squashes, pumpkins and zucchinis/courgettes. Common names can differ by location. The varieties included below are members of the following species: C. argyrosperma; C. ficifolia
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Map of Texas highlighting the Winter Garden Region. The Winter Garden Region is an agricultural area in South Texas located north of Laredo and southwest of San Antonio.The region is centered on four "core" counties - Dimmit, Frio, La Salle, and Zavala, [1] but also includes parts of Atascosa, Maverick, and McMullen counties.
Cucurbita argyrosperma, also called the cushaw squash and silver-seed gourd, is a species of winter squash originally from the south of Mexico. [3] [4] This annual herbaceous plant is cultivated in the Americas for its nutritional value: its flowers, shoots, and fruits are all harvested, but it is cultivated most of all for its seeds, [5] which are used for sauces.
Cucurbita palmata is a species of flowering plant in the squash family known by the common names coyote melon and coyote gourd. [1] [2] It is similar to Cucurbita californica, Cucurbita cordata, Cucurbita cylindrata, and Cucurbita digitata and all these species hybridize readily. [3] It was first identified by Sereno Watson in 1876. [1]
Cucurbits (squash, pumpkins, cucumbers), asparagus: Leafhoppers, Japanese beetles, aphids, asparagus beetle: Is a trap crop almost identical to geraniums in function Phacelia: Phacelia tanacetifolia: Plants which are prone to aphids, especially lettuce, tomato, rose: hoverfly: This plant attracts hoverflies and is good around plants which are ...
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