Courgette Striato d'Italia — an annual vegetable, grown for its young, tender and tasty fruit.
Botanical name: Cucurbita pepo
Sowing: under cover (25–30 days before planting out) or direct after the last frost
Spacing: 80 cm between plants, 100 cm between rows
Germination: 4–6 days at 22–25 °C; 7–10 days when sown directly in the ground
Harvest: 45–60 days after planting out
Companion planting: good neighbours: sweetcorn and climbing beans — the three support one another. Avoid: potato.
Contents: 2 g
| Life cycle | Annual |
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