• Eventual height: 0.5m
  • Eventual spread: 1.5m

courgette 'Romanesco'

courgette / zucchini or Cucurbita pepo 'Romanesco'

RHS award of garden merit Perfect for pollinators
approx 15 seeds £2.49
SD30001177
£2.49
SD30000232
£2.99
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  • Seed Packets (only) £2.95
  • Named Day £10.95
  • Position: full sun
  • Soil: moist, but well-drained
  • Rate of growth: fast
  • Hardiness: half-hardy annual

    Producing pale green and dark green striped, small to medium-sized, ridged courgettes, ‘Romanesco’ is renowned for its nutty and excellent sweet flavour. The bright yellow flowers are attractive to pollinating insects and can also be picked and used in cooking. A heavy cropper, the plant will produce fruits through the summer and early autumn, if regularly picked.

  • Growing instructions: From late March, sow two seeds to a 10cm pot in a greenhouse or on a sunny windowsill and keep above 65°F (18°C) until germination, which usually takes between 3 and 10 days. Pot on seedlings as they grow, keeping them well-watered and warm, then harden off and plant out in soil, enriched with organic matter, in a sunny, sheltered spot after all threat of frost has passed. Protect plants from slugs and water thoroughly in dry spells. Once the plants start to fruit, feed every 14 days with a liquid ‘tomato type’ fertiliser.

  • Sow: March to May

  • Harvest: June to October
  • Humans/Pets: If crop is bitter, don't eat or feed to pets
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