Summer squash 'Cucuzzi italian climbing'

Harvest fruit when 6-10" long & tender for eating. Larger can be dried as gourds & for seeds; skin hardens.

Try to plant in a location that enjoys full sun and remember to water moderately. Ensure your soil is loamy and has a ph of between 6.6 and 7.5 as Summer squash is a weakly acidic soil to weakly alkaline soil loving plant.

Can be invasive if unchecked. Very fast growing (1-2" per day).

This variety tends to be ready for harvesting by mid summer.

Cucurbita lagenaria, Cucurbita siceraria, Lagenaria leucantha, Lagenaria vulgaris, Zucchetta Cucuzzi, Serpent of Sicily