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Marrow : Tiger Cross F1 - Duchy Originals
  • 1 packet (5 seeds)
  • Despatch: Within 14 Days
  • Price: (£3.69) £1.84
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Marrow : Tiger Cross F1 - Duchy Originals

Vegetable

  • Crops in :

    June to frosts

Description

A British bred bush variety, Marrow Tiger Cross produces green and cream striped fruits throughout the summer. Marrow Tiger Cross is the first marrow hybrid with cucumber mosaic virus (CMV) resistance.

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

Sowing Instructions

Sow seeds mid April to June, 20mm deep in pots or trays of moist seed compost and germinate at 20C, which takes up to 7 days. Sow seeds on edge for reliable germination. Alternatively sow seeds outdoors in rich soil in full sun from mid May to June, 20mm deep at 75cm spacing.

Growing Instructions

Pot on individual seedlings to small pots of compost. Plant out at 75cm between plants each way once frost risk has passed, then water and mulch regularly.

Aftercare

Harvest fruits regularly for heaviest crops and to extend the season.

Kitchen Notes

Delicious drizzled with olive oil and baked.

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