Description

25 Seeds per pack

(Cucurbita pepo) 42 days.       Cocozelle Summer Squash are bush plants that produce long cylindrical zucchini type fruit that have dark green skin with light green stripes. Flesh is greenish white and very firm. Cocozelle is best picked young when they are 10″ to 12″ long. A great market squash.

Planting Instructions for Cocozelle Summer Squash Seeds

Cocozelle Squash is a warm season crop, sensitive to frost and light freezes. Start Heirloom / Open Pollinated Summer Squash Seeds indoors 3-4 weeks. before last frost date or direct seed outdoors after danger of frost. Plant Heirloom / Open Pollinated Summer Squash in full sun. To direct seed, plant 6-8 seeds 1″ deep in 1′ diameter hills, thinning to 3 or 4 plants at set of true leaves. Or plant Summer Squash seeds in rows 1″ deep, 2′ apart. Keep rows and hills 6′ apart. Germination should occur in 5-10 days at 65-85°F. Keep soil just-damp during germination, or seeds may rot. In general Heirloom / Open Pollinated Summer Squash have the best flavor and tenderness when picked young.