Zucchini : Coloured Collection

Vegetable

Description

The Courgette Coloured Collection comprises one packet each of Cavili, Defender & Parador.

Culinary note: Some parts of these flowers are edible. For more details about edible flowers click here.

Courgette Cavili F1 (top right)

Extra early crops of pale green skinned 15cm (6 inch) fruits with a creamier flesh texture than usual green courgettes. Unique parthenocarpic habit (ability to set fruit without pollination), therefore adverse weather, poor light levels and a lack of pollinating insects does not affect cropping performance!

Courgette Defender F1 (lower right)

One of heaviest yielding courgette varieties with virus resistance. Open plants for easy picking. Produces lots of mid-green, flavoursome fruits throughout the season.

Courgette Parador F1 (left)

Attractive, shiny, golden yellow, cylindrical fruits of excellent flavour. Early maturing and prolific cropping throughout the summer. Adds colour to both the kitchen garden or the mixed flower and vegetable border.

Sowing Instructions

Sow seeds in spring 1cm (½in) deep in a good seed compost. Germination usually takes 6-10 days at 24C (75F). Can also be sown where they are to crop in late spring/early summer once the soil has warmed up. Sow 3 seeds every 60cm (24in) and thin out to the best seedling.

Growing Instructions

Transplant when large enough to handle into 8cm (3in) pots and grow on in cooler conditions. Gradually acclimatise to outdoor conditions for 10-15 days before planting out after all risk of frost, 60cm (24in) apart in a sunny sheltered spot on rich well drained soil.

Aftercare

Water regularly and feed every 14 days once the courgettes start to develop pick regularly while small 10-16cm (4-6in) and don't leave any on to grow large or cropping will be impaired.