courgette 'Zucchini'
courgette / zucchini or Cucurbita pepo 'Zucchini'
- Position: full sun
- Soil: fertile and moisture retentive
An excellent all-round variety giving an exceptionally generous crop right through the season. A bush variety, so plants are large, robust and vigorous but stay compact without sprawling. The fruit are uniform and straight, with a rich dark green colouring and a fine flavour that's delicate and sweet enough to eat raw, straight off the plant. - Growing Instructions:Sow two seeds to a 10cm pot in a greenhouse or on a sunny windowsill. Pot on seedlings as they grow, keeping them well-watered and warm, then harden off and plant out in rich soil in a sunny, sheltered spot after all threat of frost has passed. Protect plants from slugs and water thoroughly in dry spells. Pick fruits regularly at around 10cm long to keep the plants productive.
- Sow: April-May
- Harvest: July-September
- Humans/Pets: If crop is bitter, don't eat or feed to pets
Goes well with...
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Raised bed
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Comfrey pellets - natural feed & soil conditioner
1 litre
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squash 'Butternut'
butternut squash or Cucurbita moschata 'Butternut'
approx 15 seeds
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spring onion 'White Lisbon'
spring onion or Allium cepa 'White Lisbon'
approx 800 seeds
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Kitchen garden cloche
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Vitax Q4 liquid all purpose plant food
1 litre