ZUCCHINI

Lebanese

Light green, sweet fruits, excellent flavour, best picked young but still fine up to 2kg, hardy plants. 50 days.

General information:

Zucchini

Cucurbita pepo

Quick growing, popular vegetable. Likes rich well drained soil, though not heavily fertilized, add lime to obtain pH of 6.5. Keep moist. Can sow indoors 5 weeks before planting, take care not to damage roots. For seed saving it is best to grow only one variety within 2km. Pick whilst still small at about 15cm. Sow after frost or indoors 5 weeks before transplanting.

8-10 seeds per gram

Zucchini planting information:

When To Plant In Australia

Tropics:Feb-Sep

Subtropic:Any

Mild:Sep-Jan

Cold/Frost:Oct-Dec

Seed Sowing

Plant space cm:50-90

Row space cm:90-110

Depth cm:2-3

Best soil temp:21-35 °C

Sow after frost:Yes

Other Info

Number of seeds per gram:6-12

Rate per hectare:2.5-5kg

Average days to maturity:44-63