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Zucchino da Fiore / San Pasquale - Edible Flower (146-57)
Zucchino da Fiore / San Pasquale - Edible Flower (146-57)
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Zucchino da Fiore. This is a dual-purpose variety that produces delicious zucchini if the flowers are pollinated. It is also the preferred variety for squash blossoms, which are popular in Italian cuisine. They are often stuffed with cheese, breaded, and fried for an appetizer, or sliced into ribbons on salads and casseroles. If you want only flowers, cover the plants with row cover to prevent insect pollination and pick the blossoms every day or two. They are at their best first thing in the morning when they just begin to open. Plant is a runner (like most varieties that produce many flowers) so give 5 feet or so between hills. Transplants: Start seed in individual containers 2-3 weeks before final frost date and transplant carefully to avoid root damage when soil is warm. Direct seed: Grow in hills, 5-6 seeds in a 7-8 inch circle and thin to 2-3 plants. Space hills 5 feet apart. Or sow 3 seeds per foot in a row and thin to one plant per 12 inches. Space rows 6 feet apart. 3 gram packet - about 25 seeds.
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C.C. I just love your business.
I am so happy with all the seeds I have bought from you so far. Thank you.
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N O Settembre Planted in ground and also in pots as starters. In ground did best, pots were not so good. Started off well and got lots of male flowers and maybe 2 big zucchini from each plant, then blossom end rot and powdery mildew and cant seem to find a fix. Tried adjusting watering, added calcium, sprayed for mildew, pruned leaves back. Not doing so good and not many flowers and no more fruits. Likely NOT a great variety for SOUTH texas spring summer season. Will try again in fall with remaining seeds.
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Domenico Super-prolific! I had dozens of plants in my backyard that I had not intended to grow; they could easily take over. Fast grower with some vines 20' long and tons of flower. Also, the zucchini that it did make were green, smooth and squash shaped and delicious.
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karen One morning I picked 75 flowers. Had to find alot of different recipes.
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Joan Tuttle After many years, I have found the best Zucchini da Fiore -- Edible Flower seeds. I have them in pots and every day pick some and saute them, either to use then with scrambled eggs or to freeze for use during the winter. They are extremely large and produce many flowers--I am extremely grateful for Seeds from Italy for finding and offering them to us. I just need other recipes, please.