Squash Seeds - Summer - Zuchini Grey

Regular price Dhs. 15.00

 10 grams / packet

1. Short Description

45-48 days. This semi-bush, speckled, firm zucchini is easy to grow and will produce fruit all season long. It is inviting in any cuisine, sweet or savory. It’s best to pick when almost 6 to 8 inches long. Heat resistant. Approx. 200 seeds/oz. Tasty and mild flavor with a crisp freshness.

 2. More Details and tips:

Growing Summer Squash Grey Zucchini Garden Seeds

  • Latin Name: Cucurbita Pepo
  • Other Names: Summer squash, courgettes
  • Days to Maturity: 45-48 days
  • Hardiness Zone: 1” deep
  • Planting Depth: 1/2” deep
  • Row Spacing: 3- 4’
  • Growth Habit: 24” tall and bushy
  • Soil Preference: moderate water, moist, mulching, peat moss - pH 5.6 - 7.5
  • Temp Preference: Warmer – adaptable to most climates
  • Light Preference: Full Sun = 6 - 8 hours daily
  • Pests/diseases: Resistant to most
  • Color: Grey, delicately speckled skin
  • Flavor: Mild, firm, and tender

This high-yielding, productive zucchini squash is a hearty crop and a godsend to the novice gardener. Grey seed zucchini is ready to be sown directly into the soil, or outdoors in peat pots a week after the final frost. It is mildly spiny, making bare-handed harvesting painless. Pick when 4-5” for top-quality texture. Seedlings can be sown in hills of two, 8-10’ apart. Corn is a companion plant that discourages diseases. Avoid watering leaves; instead water from the bottom.

Additonal Facts/information

Refrigerate in plastic bags for about two weeks. Freezing is a good choice which preserves squash for about three to four months. Squash consists of, and plentiful in vitamins and minerals such as Vitamins A, C, K, B6, potassium, phosphorus, manganese and others. These seeds will be sustained for roughly four years.

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