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Early Summer Crookneck courgette

€2,50 EUR
10

A courgette that looks like a duck

Early summer crookneck variety produces bright-yellow crookneck fruits that have a fine, meaty texture and a delicious flavor. Very easy to grow, they are a welcome addition to the kitchen vegetables and add both colour and texture to your dishes. Try simply grated with a bit of olive oil and lemon, a crushed garlic and sprinkled with parsley, chives or basil for a nice summer starter or sauted in the frying pan. The yellow crookneck freeze very well.

 

Scientific Name: Cucurbita pepo

Plant Life Cycle: annual

Optimal Germination Temperature: 18-20C

Germination time in days: 5-14 days

Indicative Days to maturity: 90 days

Sunlight: full sun

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

Sowing and cultivation: Sow seeds indoor 4-6 weeks before last frost. Transplant when all risk of frost has passed, leaving 1m between the plants. It is is advised to grow them in a greenhouse.