Zucchini Summer Crookneck

A delicious yellow zucchini with a bulging base and curved neck, Golden Summer Crookneck has an almost creamy white flesh and a textured, bumpy skin. It can be harvested young when the fruit reaches 12 cm in length or left to double in size at full maturity, when it turns almost orange. Very old variety, the word is weak; indeed, it is a variety of zucchini cultivated since the pre-Columbian era!

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: 50 to 75 days

Specificities:

For direct seeding, 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: ±25

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