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Heirloom Italian Zucchini

Ortolana di Faenza

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Heirloom Italian Zucchini

Ortolana di Faenza

EXCLUSIVE - Italian heirloom yields nicely shaped, light green fruits you’ll find meltingly tender, custardy and delicious–never watery or mushy. Early bearing vines with marbled leaves.
Seed Count: Approx. 35 / Weight: 3.5 g
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START SEEDS OUTDOORS

Zucchinis need full sun, rich fertile soil and warm temperatures. Plant only when spring weather is warm and night temperatures stay above 50°F (10°C). Sow groups of 2 to 3 seeds,1 inch deep, every 2 feet, in rows 3 feet apart. Thin to leave only 1 seedling every 2 feet. Or, plant in slightly mounded hills, 2 feet in diameter, sowing 5 or 6 seeds in each hill. Thin hill-planted seedlings to 2 or 3 strongest plants.

GROWING NOTES

Amend soil well before sowing with lots of aged manure or compost. Protect young seedlings from marauding birds by covering with plastic berry baskets at planting time, removing when plants get crowded. Be sure to thin properly — you will have more productive, disease-free plants if seedlings have enough room to mature.

HARVEST AND USE

Harvest zucchini when no more than 5 to 6 inches long for best flavor. Frequent harvesting keeps plants producing tasty new fruits instead of maturing fat, tough, huge ones. Steam, stir-fry or grill sliced zucchinis and sprinkle with fresh parsley, dill, basil or thyme. Try the tasty blossoms sautéed or stuffed and baked. Heap a platter with spears of baby zucchinis to serve with your favorite dip for appetizers or snacks.

Cold Winters

Mild Winters

Sun/Shade

Space Seeds

Days To Germinate

Days To Harvest

May – June
April – June
Full sun
Rows: 2 feet apart
Hills: 6 inches apart
7 – 10 days
Approx. 40

Cold Winters

Mild Winters

Sun/Shade

Space Seeds

Days To Germinate

Days To Harvest

May – June
April – June
Full sun
Rows: 2 feet apart
Hills: 6 inches apart
7 – 10 days
Approx. 40

Cold Winters

May – June

Mild Winters

April – June

Sun/Shade

Full sun

Space Seeds

Rows: 2 feet apart
Hills: 6 inches apart

Days To Germinate

7 – 10 days

Days To Harvest

Approx. 40

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