SUMMER SQUASH
Cucurbita pepo
Family: CUCURBITACEAE
| SOW (KG/HA) | DISTANCE (CM) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SEED COUNT PER GRAMME | GERM. LASTS YEARS | MACHINE SOWING | BY HAND | DEPTH OF SOWING CM | ROW-TO-ROW | PLANT-TO-PLANT | SPROUTING TIME (DAYS) |
| 6-8 | 5-6 | 3-4 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 120-150 | 60 | 8-10 |
Summer Squash Types:
| VARIETY | DAYS | SHAPE | LENGTH CM. | COLOUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round Light Green of Nice | 45 | round | 5/6 | light green |
| Piacenza Round Dark | 50 | round | 5/6 | dark green |
| Bolognese | 50 | cylindrical bulbous | 11/12 | green |
| Grey Zucchini | 45 | cylindrical bulbous | 12/14 | grey-green |
| White of Trieste | 45 | cylindrical bulbous | 15/16 | creamy white |
| Long White Bush 2 | 50 | cylindrical | 20/22 | creamy white |
| Sarzana | 50 | cylindrical slightly ribbed | 18/20 | light green |
| Italian Light Green | 50 | cylindrical | 18/20 | light green |
| Genovese | 45 | cylindrical | 20/21 | light green |
| Romanesco | 55 | cylindrical/ribbed | 17/18 | green with lighter stripes |
| Firenze Long | 55 | cylindrical/ribbed | 19/20 | green with lighter stripes |
| Caserta | 50 | cylindrical | 17/18 | grey-green with darker stripes |
| Italian Striped - Cocozelle | 50 | cylindrical | 20/21 | green with dark stripes |
| Black Beauty | 50 | cylindrical | 18/20 | dark green |
| Friulano Wrinkled | 70 | cylindrical blossom end | 26/28 | yellow |
| Custard White | 50 | disk | 6/7 | white |
| Vegetable Spaghetti | 80 | cylindrical | 26/28 | yellow tan |
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- ROUND LIGHT GREEN OF NICE
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- PIACENZA ROUND DARK
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- BOLOGNESE
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- GREY ZUCCHINI
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- WHITE OF TRIESTE
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- LONG WHITE BUSH 2
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- SARZANA
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- ITALIAN LIGHT GREEN
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- GENOVESE
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- ROMANESCO
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- FIRENZE LONG
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- CASERTA
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- ITALIAN-STRIPED-COCOZELLE
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- BLACK BEAUTY
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- FRIULANO WRINKLED
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- CUSTARD WHITE
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- VEGETABLE SPAGHETTI
Hybrid Squash:
| VARIETY | DAYS | SHAPE | LENGTH CM. | COLOUR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Golden Zucchini | 48 | cylindrical | 19/20 | yellow |
| Greyzini-Emerald Cross | 40 | cylindrical slightly bulbous | 16/17 | grey-green with darker stripes |
| Storr’s Green | 45 | cylindrical | 18/19 | green |
| Diamant | 45 | cylindrical | 19/20 | green |
| President | 46 | cylindrical | 21/22 | green |
| Ambassador | 50 | cylindrical | 19/20 | dark green |
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- GOLDEN ZUCCHINI
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- STORR’S GREEN
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- DIAMANT
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- PRESIDENT
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- AMBASSADOR
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