Sultan

Approved Data

created by Flo_LU at 24.01.2022

Features

Growth habit

lifespan: annual

growth habit: bushy

Location

planting: greenhouse

planting: bed

planting: outdoor

planting: raised bed

planting: near compost

Heat requirement: high

sheltered from the wind

Fruit shape

elongated

Color

white

speckled

pale green

Flower yellow

Cultivation Break

3 Years

Season Overview

Propagating

Planting

Harvest

Description

This delicate, light green, shiny courgette is selected for magical oriental dishes: Beautiful to look at, exciting to bite into, unsurpassed in taste. It is harvested small (approx. 8-12 cm/3.1-4.7 in), but larger for stuffed courgettes (up to 25 cm/9.8 in), but still light green in color! The variety for the family garden or the freshest weekly market. (Zollinger)

Non hybrid

Not frost resistant

Growing tips

Sow from mid-April in a warm place. 1 seed per pot of 10. Plant out from May 20 at the bottom of the compost heap or in nutrient-rich soil. (Watch out for snails!) Frost-free cultivation necessary. Spacing approx. 80x100 cm/0.9-1.1 yd. Mulch cover is an advantage. Several plants can pollinate each other. Harvest regularly so that new fruits are continuously formed. Fertilize and water regularly. Observe crop rotation. Home-grown zucchini seeds are strongly discouraged because they can produce the toxic bitter substance cucurbitacin. Mixed cultivation with borage promotes pollination. Pumpkins and zucchinis of the same species can cross-pollinate, making zucchinis bitter and inedible or poisonous (due to so-called curcurbitacins).