Solara

Cultivation Break

Season Overview

Description

The bushy plants of this yellow variety of zucchini do not tendril, are robust and bear many fruits with continuous harvesting. The golden yellow fruits are tender and mildly aromatic flavor, especially when young (from 15 cm/5.9 in). High-yielding and healthy variety. Easy to harvest. The yellow flowers can also be harvested and eaten later.

Growing tips

Germination temperature for cultivation: 18-20°C/64-68°F. Cover only lightly with soil and press down, keep regularly moist. Germination period 2-3 weeks. Sunny to partial shade (can also be grown on a windowsill (year-round) or balcony). Sensitive to frost. High water requirement. Strongly bitter fruits should not be eaten. To ensure pollination of the flowers, it is recommended to grow at least 2 plants next to each other. Poor planting partners are other strong growers and all representatives of the nightshade and cucurbit family. Tip: At first, the plant forms only male flowers, which must remain on the plant. Only when the temperatures are suitable and the plant is strong enough, it produces the female flowers, recognizable by the ovary. Yellow brightening of the leaves in the young plant stage is typical of yellow zucchini.

Details

Light requirement

Sunny

Water requirement

Moist

Soil

Light (sandy)

Nutrient requirement

High

Plant distance

100 cm

Row spacing

100 cm

Seeding depth

3 cm