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Vegetable Spaghetti

$3.90


This is an easy to grow squash; the fruits range in colour from creamy white to pale yellow; 22 cm long and weigh approx. 1.8 kg. This squash stores well, for up to 3 months. The pasta-like flesh looks like the real thing and is great topped with pesto or pasta sauce. Days to harvest: 88 - 110 days. Please note: this is an open-pollinated seed of no specific cultivar and it is a very different colour to the bright yellow F1 hybrid available in supermarkets.

Product: Vegetable Spaghetti

Product type: SEED (15)

Botanical name: Cucurbita pepo

Syn.: Grow your own low carb pasta!

Vegetable Spaghetti squash are easy to grow; mature fruits are yellow; 22cm long and weigh approx. 1.8kg. Squash is steamed or baked whole then cut in half and the pasta-like flesh can be forked out. It looks like the real thing and is great topped with pesto or pasta sauce. It stores well for up to 4 months. Vines bear 4 or 5 squash.

Plant type: Warm season, annual 3m vine

Plant height: 35 – 50 cm

Sow when: Squash is frost tender; germinate best at 21 - 35°C; seed will rot in cold, wet soil; rodents and birds eat seed; protect with an upturned pot

Temperate: Spring to early summer

Subtropical: All year if frost-free; avoid sowing during periods of high humidity

Tropical: Grow during the dry season only

Germination: 7 - 10 days

Depth: 1.5 - 2 cm deep

Position: Full sun

Sow where: Direct into garden bed, keep soil moist

Soil type: Rich, high in nitrogen, well-drained soil, pH 6 - 7.5; add plenty of compost

Rows: Space 'hills' 1 m apart

Harvest: 88 - 110 days

Suitable for hot and humid: Suitable for hot and humid growing conditions

15 seeds per packet

Cucurbita pepo

Grow your own low carb pasta!

Warm season, annual 3m vine

GH

Vegetable Spaghetti

$3.90

This is an easy to grow squash; the fruits range in colour from creamy white to pale yellow; 22 cm long and weigh approx. 1.8 kg. This squash stores well, for up to 3 months. The pasta-like flesh looks like the real thing and is great topped with pesto or pasta sauce. Days to harvest: 88 - 110 days. Please note: this is an open-pollinated seed of no specific cultivar and it is a very different colour to the bright yellow F1 hybrid available in supermarkets.

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