Vegetables
Heredity: Hybrid
Days to harvest: 38

General Plant Information (Edit)
Plant Habit: Vine
Life cycle: Annual
Sun Requirements: Full Sun
Water Preferences: Mesic
Fruiting Time: Late spring or early summer
Summer
Late summer or early fall
Flower Color: Orange
Yellow
Bloom Size: 3"-4"
Flower Time: Spring
Late spring or early summer
Uses: Vegetable
Edible Parts: Fruit
Flowers
Resistances: Powdery Mildew
Propagation: Seeds: Self fertile
Sow in situ
Start indoors
Pollinators: Various insects

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Common names
  • Zucchini
  • Summer Squash

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Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2014-06-03
Location: Augusta GA
Date: 2014-06-16
Comments:
  • Posted by farmerdill (Augusta Georgia - Zone 8a) on Jun 16, 2014 12:29 PM concerning plant:
    A D. Palmer introduction developed for grilling. Short squatty fruit that is well suited for that purpose, but it's also good for any zucchini dish. Yield is good, competitive with cylindical varieties.

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