Syrian Marrow Squash Seeds Heirloom Irish grown

A rare heirloom marrow squash from Syria

Syrian Marrow Squash is a fabulous heirloom squash from Syria. The vigorous sprawling vines produce an abundance of small dark green and light green stripes marrow squashes that turn yellow with green speckles and a light orange flesh when mature. The squash weighs an average of 1.2 kg. This marrow squash is great roasted when mature. In Syria, the marrow squashes are picked young and are traditionally stuffed with rice and meat and cooked in tomato sauce or a yogurt mint and garlic sauce. This variety was one of the most productive and earliest variety we grew this year. Amateur seeds grown and seed saved in Cork, Ireland, not suitable for commercial use.

Scientific Name: Cucurbita pepo

Plant Life Cycle: annual

Optimal Germination Temperature: 18-20C

Germination time in days: 10-15 days

Indicative Days to maturity: 80-120 days

Sunlight: full sun

Soil requirement: rich in organic matter, well drained, fertile

Sowing and cultivation: Sow indoors from late March through April if growing in the greenhouse, or late April through May to transplant outdoors. Sow direct outdoors from late May. Seeds should be planted 2 cm deep in good size pots, 1-2 seeds per pot/cell. Thin to keep the strongest seedling. When large enough to handle, transplant seedlings into bigger pots. Leave 60-80 cm between the plants