Custard White
Variety
Custard White
Approved Data
created by DieEnte D. at 28.04.2023
Seed packet
Features
Color
white
creamy
Taste
aromatic
Location
planting: greenhouse
planting: bed
planting: outdoor
planting: raised bed
planting: near compost
Growth habit
growth habit: half-high
growth habit: bushy
growth habit: sprawling
Fruit shape
wavy
flat round
ufo-shaped
Cultivation Break
3 Years
Season Overview
Propagating
Planting
Harvest
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Description
This zucchini develops white, plate-shaped fruits with tender flesh. These flying saucers or UFOs taste best when they are harvested when they are 10-15 cm/3.9-5.9 in in diameter. They can be prepared according to zucchini recipes and also have a special ornamental value. Can be stored until November. Ripe/larger fruits are eaten like pumpkins and can be stored for 3 months. When fully ripe, the pumpkin becomes hard and is suitable for decorative purposes. Often also found under the species 'pumpkin'.
Non hybrid
Not frost resistant
Growing tips
Germination in 7-14 days at 18-22°C/64-72°F. Pre-cultivation in pots from March indoors or in a warm greenhouse Planting out from May, direct sowing outdoors after the last frosts. Water and fertilize regularly (e.g. nettle manure). Further growing tips for the zucchini species.
Details
Light requirement
Sunny
Water requirement
Wet
Soil
Light (sandy)
Nutrient requirement
High
Plant distance
80 cm
Row spacing
100 cm
Seeding depth
2 cm
Companion Plants
Bean ((Scarlet) runner bean)
Bean (Broad bean / Faba bean / Field bean)
Bean (Dwarf bean)
Bean (Hyacinth bean / Lablab-bean)
Bean (Lima Bean)
Bean (Runner bean)
Beetroot
Borage
Chickpea
Chives
Common marigold
Corn / Maize
Dill
Garlic
Garlic chives
Leeks
Lettuce (Common chicory)
Lettuce (Endive / Escarole / Erisée)
Lettuce (Lamb's lettuce)
Lettuce (Lettuce)
Lettuce (Radicchio / Italian chicory)
Lettuce (Sugar loaf)
Mint
Nasturtium
Onion
Onion (Spring onion)
Pea
Radishes
Soybean
Spinach (Summer)
Spinach (Winter)
Sweet pea
Wild garlic
Antagonistic Plants
Abyssinian cabbage / Ethiopian mustard
Aubergine / Eggplant
Broccoli
Broccoli raab / Stem cabbage / Cima di rapa
Brussels sprouts
Cabbage (Cabbage)
Cabbage (Pointed cabbage)
Cabbage (red cabbage)
Cabbage (Savoy cabbage)
Cauliflower
Chili
Chinese kale - Kai-lan / Chinese broccoli
Collard greens
Collard greens (Kale)
Collard greens (Tuscan kale / Dinosaur kale / Palm tree kale)
Courgette / Zucchini
Cucumber (African horned cucumber / Kiwano)
Cucumber (Caigua)
Cucumber (Melothria)
Cucumber / Gherkin
Fennel
Florence fennel / Finocchio
Kohlrabi / German turnip / Turnip cabbage
Melon (Sugar melon)
Melon (Watermelon)
Mizuna / Japanese mustard greens
Napa cabbage / Chinese cabbage
Okra
Ornamental pumpkin
Pak Choi
Pepper / Paprika
Potato
Pumpkin / Squash
Rapeseed
Rapeseed - Sheer cabbage / Siberian cabbage
Rapini / Broccoli rabe
Rutabaga / Swedish turnip
Sea coal
Sponge gourd / Egyptian cucumber / Vietnamese luffa
Tomato (Bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail bush tomato)
Tomato (Cocktail Stake Tomato)
Tomato (Stake tomato)
Turnip
Turnip greens - Choy Sum / Chinese flowering cabbage
Turnip greens - Mizuna
Turnip greens - Tatsoi
Turnips - Oilseed turnips
Turnips - Wild turnips
Vegetable cabbage - Forage cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - Ribbed cabbage / Portuguese cabbage
Vegetable cabbage - wild cabbage / ancient cabbage
Diseases
Root Rot
Septoria
Fusarium
Downy mildew
Powdery mildews
Pests
Spider mites
Land snails
Flea beetles
Leaf bugs
Aphids
