ZUCCHINI-BLACK BEAUTY
$3.40
In stock
Cucurbita pepo
A standard zucchini with a compact spiny, ever bearing bush, a very popular variety, fruit is dark green, glossy and tapers towards each end. Plants are compact & easy to grow to produce an abundance of fruit throughout the summer. Delicious when baked, boiled, fried, steamed & raw in a variety of recipes. Long, cylindrical fruits are best eaten when 15-20cm long. Excellent variety for freezing.
Sow in good seed compost. Germination usually takes 6-10 days at 24°C. Can also be sown where they are to crop in late winter/early spring. Sow 3 seeds every 60cm & thin out to the best seedlings.
| Germination Time (Days) | 6 – 12 |
| Harvest Time (Days) | 50 – 100 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 10 – 15 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 50 – 80 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 80 – 120 |
| pH | 6 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Frost Tender |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct |
| Seed Preparation | – |
