Zucchini

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Growing

  • zucchini romanesco
  • very attractive with unusually raised ridges along the length which remain when cooked
  • romanesco has quite distinctive strong flavour
  • prefers a sunny spot
  • sow indoors weeks before last frost
  • 15 mm deep in pots or flats
  • keep moist at a temperature of at least 21 degrees celcius
  • harden off and transplant 3-4 weeks later
  • sow outdoors 1-2 weeks after last frost when soil is warming
  • 15 cm apart in rows
  • keep well watered
  • thin plants to 45cm apart when large enough
  • harvest when 15-25 cm long
  • regularly to encourage continuous crops
  • 25 seeds
  • mr. fothergill - england - $ 1.89

Growing

  • a warm-weather crop that requires 48 to 110 days to reach maturity depending upon variety.
  • Sow squash 4 to 6 weeks before the last frost in spring, particularly in regions with a short growing season.
  • Sow 2 seeds ½ to 1 inch deep in each peat pot or soil block.
  • Seed will germinate in 7 to 10 days at 70°F.
  • Thin to the strongest seedling in each pot after seedlings have grown their first true leaves.
  • Transplant seedlings and pot to the garden 1 to 2 weeks after the last frost in spring when the soil temperature has warmed to at least 60°F.
  • Water seedlings well before transplanting.
  • Place the pot below soil level so that the pot will decompose as roots grow.
  • Summer squash require 50 to 70 days to reach harvest.

nutritional information

  • Each of 6 servings:
  • 96 calories;
  • 3 grams protein;
  • 9 grams carbohydrates;
  • 2 grams fiber;
  • 7 grams fat;
  • 1 gram saturated fat;
  • 0 cholesterol;
  • 400 mg. sodium
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