SQUASH-TROMBONCINO
SQUASH-TROMBONCINO
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Cucurbita moschata
SQUASH-TROMBONCINO also known as Zucchetto, is a type of squash most often used as a summer squash. This Italian variety is a wonderful diversion from the usual. The light green-to-tan fruit can grow up to 1 meter long & may be harvested anytime, from just a few cms through to its full size. Enjoy the rich flavor steamed, grilled, or sliced raw in your favorite salad. A vining variety that is best trellised for straight fruit. Can pick young and eaten like a zucchini or left to mature as for a squash. Mature fruits, if not trellised, become curled like a trombone.
Plant seeds in hills sowing seeds 10cm apart, 6 to 8 seeds per hill. Cover seed with 12mm of fine soil well firmed down. When new plants are about 10cm tall carefully thin or transplant to 3 healthiest plants per hill.
| Germination Time (Days) | 6 – 18 |
| Harvest Time (Days) | 50 – 90 |
| Sowing Depth (mm) | 12 |
| Plant Spacing (cm) | 60 – 100 |
| Row Spacing (cm) | 90 – 100 |
| pH | 6 – 7.5 |
| Soil Temperature (°C) | – |
| Hardy / Frost Tender | Frost Tender |
| Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings | Sow Direct |
| Seed Preparation | – |
Scoville Heat Units (SHU)
Plant Height
90 - 120 cm (3 - 4 feet)
Season of Interest
Summer to early Autumn
Temperature Range
18 - 30 °C
Determine / Indeterminate
Annual / Perennial / Biennial
Annual
Frost Hardy / Tender
Frost Tender
Full Sun / Part Sun / Shade
Full Sun
Sow Direct / Raise Seedlings
Sow Direct
Soil
Fertile, well-drained soil
pH
6.0 - 7.5
Soil Temperature
18 - 24 °C (65 - 75 °F)
Seed Preparation
None required
Sowing Depth
2.5 cm (1 inch)
Plant Spacing
90 cm (36 inches)
Row spacing
120 - 150 cm (48 - 60 inches)
Watering
Moderate
Germination Time (Days)
7 - 14 days
Harvest Time (Days)
70 - 80 days
Good Companion Plants
Corn, Beans, Marigolds
Bad Companion Plants
Potatoes
Pests
Squash vine borers, Aphids
Diseases
Powdery mildew, Bacterial wilt
More About Us
When I started this journey in 2009, I found nothing existed commercially, that was reasonably priced and easy to use. There was a homemade system which I also found was not that user-friendly.
Then a friend of mine told me about a homemade method she used. However, when I tried her method, I found this also didn’t suit my needs, as it too had flaws that I considered where important. It did not keep vermin out, did not have a lockable lid and (to me) looked unsightly in the garden
