Zucchini - Black Beauty
Zucchini, or courgette, is a Kiwi staple in the vege patch over the summer months. With a wide range of uses, it can be grated into salads, stir-fries or quiches, preserved, or sliced and grilled on the BBQ.
Tui Zucchini Seed - Black Beauty is a heirloom variety loved for its high yields, and enjoyed for both its flowers and fruit. Pick young for the best flavour.
Sow in seed raising trays, or sow direct in the garden when the weather warms in spring.
Contains 20 seeds.
Benefits
- Heirloom variety.
- Provides an early yield.
- Heavy cropper, producing plenty of fruit.
- Use both the flowers and fruit.
- Recyclable paper envelope
Directions for use
Sowing in trays
- Prepare seed trays with Tui Seed Raising Mix.
- Sow seeds 10mm deep.
- Keep well watered.
Sowing direct
- Before planting work Tui Seed Raising Mix into soil.
- Sow seeds 10mm deep and 50cm apart. Provide support for the plant.
- Keep well watered.
Seedlings can be transplanted once they have two sets of true leaves.
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