Zucchini Straightneck Seeds – Heirloom Yellow Summer Classic
- Ontario Grown
$1.95
SKU: GS-6663-ZUC-DT
- Free shipping on orders over $50 (in Canada)
- Organicly grown
- Non GMO
Description
Squash Early Prolific Straightneck (Cucurbita pepo) is an iconic 1938 All-America Selections winner renowned for its extraordinary productivity, early harvests, and exceptional culinary quality. Producing bushy, compact plants that bear continuous crops of smooth, lemon-yellow, club-shaped fruits with straight necks, it features tender, creamy-white flesh with a mild, sweet, buttery flavor. Harvested best when young and slender, this highly dependable summer squash is a classic staple for grilling, sautéing, roasting, steaming, and raw slicing into fresh summer salads.
Specifications
- Plant Name: Squash Early Prolific Straightneck (Cucurbita pepo)
- Cultivar Type: Heirloom, Open-Pollinated
- Plant Class: Warm-Season Fruiting Vegetable (Annual)
- Color: Bright lemon-yellow skin with creamy-white interior flesh
- Plant Characteristics: Bush-type habit (3 ft wide), straight-necked club-shaped fruits (5–7 inches), smooth delicate skin, tender sweet flavor
- Suitable Space: Full-sun garden beds, raised plots, vegetable rows, large patio containers
- Season: Warm Season (Late Spring through Summer)
- Best Time for Sowing (Zone 6b): Direct sow outdoors late May to June once soil temperatures exceed 20°C (68°F); or start indoors late April in biodegradable pots 3–4 weeks prior to transplanting.
- Sunlight: Full Sun (6+ hours direct sunlight daily)
- Watering Needs: Moderate to High (requires consistent moisture at the soil level for steady flowering
- fruit development): fruit development)
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