Vegetable - Squash Zucchini Paycheck

DESCRIPTION: 50-60 days to harvest from transplant. Easy to grow, vine type plant, will need support for best results. If no support is used, please space 90 cm apart.  Early, vigorous zucchini squash bears abundant yields of 6 to 8-in. (15 to 20-cm) fruits. Straight, smooth, dark green-mottled zucchini with pale greenish-white, firm flesh and bush habit They are best eaten when under 15-20 cm (6-8”) long and 3-8 cm (1½-3”) in diameter. Mild, sweet vegetal taste, making it a great dessert bread ingredient. Delicious eaten as a raw, gluten free, noodle substitute, baked in the oven, or grilled on the barbecue or campfire.

BOTANICAL NAME: ‘Cucurbita pepo var. cylindrica’
COMMON NAME: Summer Squash, Zucchini

AVERAGE MATURE HEIGHT: 12”-18” (30-45 cm) on ground
AVERAGE MATURE SPREAD: 150-180 cm on ground
SUN EXPOSURE: Full sun
FLOWER COLOUR: Yellow
FLOWERING TIME: Spring
FOLIAGE COLOUR: Green 
COLD HARDINESS: Annual
WATER NEEDS: Average
OTHER FEATURES: Edible, Bee Friendly