COURGETTE - ZAPHITO, organic seed
Cucubrita pepo
Out of stock Zaphito is botanically a squash but can be used as young fruit like a courgette. The skin is edible!. The fruits should be harvested when they are 8-12 cm long and with a pale green colour.
The fruits have yellow flesh. The plants are non-trailing but can grow 1 metre long. The taste is reminiscent of fresh peas.
Fruit weight: 0.25-0.4 kg
Sowing depth: 2-3 cm
Germination temperature: above 20 °C
Planting distance: 120-200 x 50-100 cm
Direct sowing: from mid of May after the frosts
Optimal amount of plants: 1-1.3 plants/m²
Packet 5 seeds