Cucurbita pepo is a ANNUAL CLIMBER growing to 0.6 m by 5 m at a fast rate.
It is hardy to zone 10 and is frost tender. It is in flower from July to September, and the seeds ripen from August to October. The species is monoecious and is pollinated by Insects. The plant is self-fertile.
Suitable for: light , medium and heavy soils and prefers well-drained soil. Suitable pH: acid, neutral and basic soils. It can grow in semi-shade or no shade. It prefers moist soil.
HabitatsCultivated Beds
HabitatsCultivated Beds
Major pests
- Acalymma vittatum
Achatina fulica
Acherontia styx
Agrotis ipsilon
Agrotis segetum
Alternaria cucumerina
Anastrepha grandis
Aphis gossypii
Arabis mosaic virus
Aulacophora indica
Bactrocera atrisetosa
Bactrocera cucumis
Bactrocera cucurbitae
Bactrocera decipiens
Bactrocera diversa
Bactrocera dorsalis
Bactrocera solomonesis
Beet pseudoyellows virus
Chalara elegans
Choanephora cucurbitarum
Chrysodeixis eriosoma
Corynespora cassiicola
Cucumber mosaic virus
Cucumber vein yellowing virus
Cucurbit aphid-borne yellows virus
Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus
Dacus ciliatus
Deroceras invadens
Deroceras laeve
Diabrotica balteata
Diabrotica speciosa
Diabrotica undecimpunctata
Diaphania hyalinata
Diaphania indica
Diaphania nitidalis
Didymella bryoniae
Epitrix cucumeris
Erwinia tracheiphila
Ferrisia virgata
Frankliniella occidentalis
Gibberella avenacea
Golovinomyces orontii
Helicotylenchus dihystera
Heliothis virescens
Lettuce infectious yellows virus
Liriomyza bryoniae
Liriomyza huidobrensis
Liriomyza sativae
Liriomyza trifolii
Macrophomina phaseolina
Meloidogyne arenaria
Meloidogyne ethiopica
Moroccan watermelon mosaic virus
Nacobbus aberrans
Phytophthora cryptogea
Podosphaera xanthii
Pratylenchus penetrans
Pseudomonas syringae pv. lachrymans
Pseudoperonospora cubensis
Rhizobium radiobacter
Rhizobium rhizogenes
Scirtothrips dorsalis
Senecio vulgaris
Spodoptera littoralis
Squash leaf curl virus
Squash mosaic virus
Thrips flavus
Thrips palmi
Tobacco ringspot virus
Tomato spotted wilt virus
Watermelon mosaic virus
Xanthomonas cucurbitae
Xiphinema americanum
Zucchini yellow fleck virus
Zucchini yellow mosaic virus
Anastrepha grandis
Aulacophora abdominalis
Bactrocera latifrons
Cucurbit yellow stunting disorder virus
Dacus ciliatus
Lettuce infectious yellows virus
Liriomyza bryoniae
Liriomyza sativae
Serratia marcescens
Serratia marcescens
Squash leaf curl virus
Bitter gourd yellow vein virus
Zeugodacus cucumis
Zeugodacus cucurbitae
Zucchini lethal chlorosis tospovirus
Zucchini yellow mosaic virus
Minor pests
- Acidovorax citrulli
Acyrthosiphon pisum
Aspergillus flavus
Athelia rolfsii
Atherigona orientalis
Aulacaspis tubercularis
Aulacophora foveicollis
Bactrocera tau
Bean yellow mosaic virus
Botryotinia fuckeliana
Candidatus Phytoplasma asteris
Capsicum chlorosis virus
Cirsium arvense
Cladosporium cucumerinum
Clover yellow vein virus
Colletotrichum orbiculare
Crocidosema plebejana
Cucumber green mottle mosaic virus
Diabrotica barberi
Diabrotica virgifera virgifera
Glomerella cingulata
Golovinomyces cichoracearum
Haematonectria haematococca
Halotydeus destructor
Halyomorpha halys
Maconellicoccus hirsutus
Melittia cucurbitae
Mungbean yellow mosaic India virus
Murgantia histrionica
Myzus persicae
Papaya ringspot virus
Pectobacterium carotovorum subsp. brasiliense
Phyllosticta cucurbitacearum
Phytophthora capsici
Phytophthora nicotianae
Plectosphaerella cucumerina
Pseudococcus jackbeardsleyi
Pseudococcus viburni
Pseudomonas cichorii
Pseudomonas syringae pv. syringae
Ralstonia solanacearum
Rastrococcus iceryoides
Rhopalosiphum rufiabdominalis
Rotylenchulus reniformis
Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
Tetranychus cinnabarinus
Tetranychus urticae
Thrips tabaci
Tobacco necrosis virus
Tomato black ring virus
Tomato leaf curl New Delhi virus
Tomato leaf curl Palampur virus
Trialeurodes ricini
Trichoplusia ni
Turnip mosaic virus