Zucchini 'Tromboncino'
Zucchini 'Tromboncino' is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Tromboncino' is an Italian heirloom vining zucchini with a delicious, sweet flavour and tender flesh. It is highly productive over a long period. The fruit are pale green and ripen to tan. It can be steamed, grilled or sliced raw into salad. Italians traditionally use it in gnocchi and to stuff ravioli. It is best picked at 25 cm long; but will grow to 1 m; when mature it can be stored as a mild flavoured pumpkin. Grow it on a strong trellis if you want straight rather than very twisty fruit. It is hardy and disease resistant. Days to harvest: 60 - 70 days.
Please note Seedsavers: this is a Cucurbita moschata so it will cross with butternuts etc but not zucchinis Curcurbita pepo.
Product: Zucchini 'Tromboncino'
Product type: SEED (15)
Botanical name: Cucurbita moschata
Syn.: Syn. Rampicante, Italian Trombone Squash, Zucca Trombetta, Zuchetta rampicante, Climbing Zucchini, Tromboncino d'Albenga.
Tromboncino' is an Italian heirloom vining zucchini with a delicious, sweet flavour and tender flesh. It is highly productive over a long period. The fruit are pale green and ripen to tan. It can be steamed, grilled or sliced raw into salad. Italians traditionally use it in gnocchi and to stuff ravioli.
Plant type: Annual vining type, frost tender, best grown on a trellis
Sow when: Germinate best at 21 - 35°C soil temp.
Temperate: Sept - Jan, after all danger of frost
Subtropical: August - March
Tropical: April - August
Germination: 7 - 10 days
Depth: 1.5 - 2 cm deep
Position: Full sun
Sow where: Directly where it is to grow
Soil type: Fertile, well-drained, pH 6 - 7.5
Details: Add plenty of compost; keep soil moist
Harvest: 60 - 70 days; best picked at 25 cm long; but will grow to 1m; when mature can be stored as a mild flavoured pumpkin
*Has edible flowers
15 seeds per packet
Cucurbita moschata
Syn. Rampicante, Italian Trombone Squash, Zucca Trombetta, Zuchetta rampicante, Climbing Zucchini, Tromboncino d'Albenga.
Annual vining type, frost tender, best grown on a trellis
Zucchini 'Tromboncino'
Tromboncino' is an Italian heirloom vining zucchini with a delicious, sweet flavour and tender flesh. It is highly productive over a long period. The fruit are pale green and ripen to tan. It can be steamed, grilled or sliced raw into salad. Italians traditionally use it in gnocchi and to stuff ravioli. It is best picked at 25 cm long; but will grow to 1 m; when mature it can be stored as a mild flavoured pumpkin. Grow it on a strong trellis if you want straight rather than very twisty fruit. It is hardy and disease resistant. Days to harvest: 60 - 70 days.
Please note Seedsavers: this is a Cucurbita moschata so it will cross with butternuts etc but not zucchinis Curcurbita pepo.