Erken

created by Rita M. at 02.04.2021

Seed packet

Features

Color

white

Season Overview

Propagating

Planting

Harvest

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F

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D

Description

Creamy white fruits, slightly tendril. Crisp, juicy with delicate flavor. Undemanding. Set 2 plants, for mutual besting & regular fruit set. At 10-20 cm tender fruits. High yielding. Germination after 6-8 days at 22°C.

Non hybrid

Not frost resistant

Growing tips

Harden off before planting. Likes warm, wind-protected locations. Sensitive to frost. Several plants can pollinate each other. Harvest regularly so new fruit will form continuously. Fertilize and water regularly. Follow crop rotation. Home-grown seeds are strongly discouraged for zucchini because the toxic bitter substance cucurbitacin can form. Mixed cultivation with borage promotes pollination. Pumpkins and zucchinis of the same species can interbreed, zucchini can become bitter and inedible or poisonous (due to so-called curcurbitacins).