MARROWS AND ZUCCHINI (Summer Squash) 7-12 s/g
(Cucurbita pepo melopepo unless noted otherwise). Sow 2 or 3 seeds 2 or 3 cm deep, every metre thinning to strongest after germination. Sow directly where to mature to avoid serious setbacks. Pick every few days to avoid oversized fruit (for zucchini/button squash) Sow October to January (cold), September to January (warm) and July to March in tropics.
BUTTON SQUASH:
1611: Golden Ruffles Hybrid
High quality button squash capable of tremendous yields. Fruit gold, often with a green end spot. Tasty and popular.
1609: Light Green Buttons Hybrid
A sought after button squash with prolific crops of light green fruit. Pick when 7 cm. across.
OTHERS:
1612: Gem Squash
Small round tennis ball size fruit that can be eaten young , or allowed to become fully ripe. Fruit green turning yellow on maturity. A South African favourite. Can be picked around 55 days immature or 80 days for mature fruit. Packets only.
1608: Vegetable Spaghetti
The Marrow like fruit produces long spaghetti like strands when cut which makes an excellent low calorie spaghetti substitute. Packets only.
ZUCCHINI:
1603: Blackjack Hybrid
The most prolific and popular cultivar with uniform dark green fruit. Best picked at 20 cm.
1610: Costata Romanesco
This distinctive Italian variety has speckled fruit with prominent pale ribs. Renowned for its flavour. Packets Only.
1604: Golden Crookneck
Attractive and tasty, the golden fruit are best picked when 10 to 12 cm long. Fruit are pear shaped with a distinctive bent neck.
1613: Goldfinger Hybrid
A golden zucchini that is productive and attractive. Expect fruit 6 weeks after germination. Pick at 16 cm.
1602: Lebanese Hybrid
A very heavy yielding type with a sweet nutty flavour. Popular for its very early maturity and its light greenish/grey fruit. Pick at 10 cm.