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Black Beauty, organic seeds

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Information

Is an excellent, oblong, dark green zucchini. The fruit is glossy with a few lighter spots in the dark. Black Beauty is an old and reliable variety from Italy, and can be harvested both young as courgette and later for baking in the oven. A portion contains 8-10 seeds.


 

Product number:3437
Scientific name:Cucurbita pepo
Botanic family:The Squash Family - Cucurbitaceae
Organic:Yes
Days to maturity:52
Lifespan:Annual
F1 Hybrid:No
New variety:No
Sowing time:Pre-cultivate: April–June
Sowing depth:3 cm
Germination time:6–10 days
Plant spacing:40–80 cm
Row spacing:90–130 cm
Height:80 cm
Plant location:Sun
Harvest/blooming:July–September
Seeds/g:7–10 seeds
Heirloom variety:No

Cultivation advice

Sowing

Seed can be sown directly outdoors when the soil is thoroughly heated (min. 15°C). If the soil is cold, the seeds don't germinate, but rot. The safest way is to first plant indoors or in a hotbed. Sow about 3 cm deep in pots with 2-4 seeds in each, approx. 4 weeks before the expected planting out. Save 1-2 seedlings (in each pot) and allow them to be quite warm, bright and airy. Gradually get them used to the cooler environment outside, and plant out when the soil is warm and the danger of frost is over. Squash have sensitive roots, so be careful when planting.

Spacing

Between plants 40-80 cm and 90-130 cm between rows. In group planting: 3-4 plants/group and 120-150 cm between the groups.

Harvest

Always cut off the fruits when they are 10-20 cm long. They taste best when. Raw, cooked, fried, etc. 

Seed

1 g has 7-10 seeds. A portion of about 1 g of gives at least five good plants in the greenhouse. For a 100 meters stretch of plants approx. 40g is needed.