HT Custard White Pattypan Squash Seeds 1g

Custard White Pattypan Squash Seeds

Overview

Custard White Pattypan Squash Seeds produce compact, non-climbing plants with distinctive white fruits. Harvesting the pattypans young, at around 10 cm across, gives the best texture and encourages continued cropping.

Key Features

• Decorative white pattypan fruits.
• Compact, non-climbing bush habit.
• Nutty white flesh.
• Regular picking encourages further fruit production.

Sowing Instructions

• Sow under cover: From mid-April, then pot seedlings on and plant outside from mid-May after frost.
• Sow outdoors: May, transplanting or thinning in June.
• Plant into warm soil with generous spacing.
• Water plants in thoroughly after planting.

Growing Conditions and Care

• Position: Full sun and shelter.
• Soil: Rich, moisture-retentive and well drained.
• Water generously in dry weather, directing water to the soil rather than the leaves.
• Feed once flowering and cropping are under way.

Harvest and Kitchen Use

• Harvest Period: July–September.
• Pick fruits young at approximately 10 cm diameter.
• Roast, grill, stuff or sauté the tender fruits.

Product Details

• Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
• Type: Tender annual bush squash
• Height: Bush habit; height not specified by supplier
• Pack size: Approximately 1 g

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