Zucchini Black Beauty

Black Beauty produces zucchini with smooth, shiny dark green skin and white flesh. A bushy plant with large leaves that can reach 90 cm in diameter. Harvest when the fruit is very small to be eaten raw or when it reaches 15 cm (6 in.) to be used in your recipes for ratatouille, omelets, tanginess etc. Variety cultivated since the 50’s and awarded at the All-America Selection.

Growing tips

Conditions of germination:

depth of sowing: 2 cm

optimal temperatures of germination: 21 to 32 ºC

time for germination: 7 to 14 days

When to sow:

sow indoors 3 to 4 weeks before the last frost date in your area preferably in peat pots to facilitate transplanting OR

direct seeding when the soil is warm and the temperature is above 16ºC

Sowing technique: in pocket

In the same hole, sow 3 seeds 1 to 2 cm apart; when the seeds have germinated and the seedlings have reached a height of 5 cm, keep only the best plants.

Transplant outdoors (for seedlings started indoors):

When all risk of frost is removed and the air is warmed.

Distance in the garden:

between plants: 60 cm

between rows: 90 cm

Height of the plants: 50 cm

Soil: rich, moist, well drained, loose

Water: regular watering at the base of the plants (avoid the foliage as much as possible), preferably in the morning so that the parts of the plant above ground dry quickly

Exposure: full sun

Days to harvest: 55 days

Specificities:

For direct sowing, seeds can be sown on a mound of soil and compost spaced 1 to 2 meter(s) apart.

Regular harvesting of immature fruits stimulates the production of new fruits.

The flowers (male and female) are edible.

QUICK STATS

Number of seeds: ±50

Difficulty: Easy

Type: Heirloom / Open pollinated

Lifecycle:Annual

Additional information

Weight            3.5 g

Difficulty         

Easy

Sowing          

Direct, Indoor

Lifecycle        

Annual

Root cellar     

No

Sowing season        

Spring, Summer