How to Grow Crookneck Squash Inside

Crookneck squash is a summer squash that has a narrow neck and a rounder lower portion. The squash is low maintenance, and will grow indoors in a sunny spot out of drafts. Growing the plant in a container indoors can save you space in the garden, or provide you with home grown squash if you do not have a yard. A regular watering and fertilizing schedule will help the plant produce quality squash.

12-inch plastic pot with drainage holes
Mesh screen
Scissors
Garden stake
Compost
Potting soil
Peat moss
Perlite
20-20-20 water-soluble fertilizer

Instructions

- 1
  Cut a piece of mesh screen to the same diameter as the bottom of the 12-inch pot and lay it in the bottom of the pot to keep soil from falling out of the drainage holes. Place the pot in your sunniest window in late spring or early summer.
- 2
  Place a 3 foot garden stake in the pot. The stake will provide a surface for vining squash to climb, though selecting a bush variety would be better for indoor gardening.
- 3
  Fill the pot with a mixture of one part compost, one part potting soil, and one part each of perlite and peat moss. Hold the stake upright as you fill the pot.
- 4
  Poke a hole in the potting mixture 1/2 inch deep. Place the seed into the hole and cover it with soil.
- 5
  Water the soil until it settles. Continue watering whenever the soil feels dry to the touch.
- 6
  Apply a water soluble 20-20-20 fertilizer to the soil once a week. Apply after watering.
- 7
  Harvest the squashes when they are no more than 6 to 8 inches long, and 2 inches in diameter. They will still be tender at that size.

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