Squash Early Summer Crookneck / 'Coutor d' Éte'10 Seeds

Sowing method: April-May indoors or from mid-May directly into the garden. Planting distance ± 90x90 cm.

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Sowing/planting time:

• April
• May

Harvesting time:

• June
• July
• August
• September

Soil type:

• All soil types

Cultivation location:

• Indoors
• Outdoors warm / sheltered

Position:

• Sun

• Flower colour: Yellow flowers
• Origin: North America
• Average growth height: 60 to 90 cm
• Annual or perennial: Annual
• Attractive to insects: Various insects
• Winter hardy: Not frost hardy
• Ease of cultivation: Easy

• Latin: Cucurbita pepo
• Dutch: Zucchini
• Also known as: Crookneck Type
• English: Marrow, Summersquash

(Too) big a harvest? Fry a quantity of sliced courgettes, onions, and garlic. Then, purée and freeze. After thawing, this, together with broth, forms a great base for soups. If the courgette has grown a bit too large: Peel and deseed, then shave completely with a vegetable peeler or cheese slicer to create courgette ribbons, beautiful white strands. Sprinkle with salt and let drain. Then, mix well with two generous tablespoons of chopped chives, the same amount of burnet leaves, and the same amount of mayonnaise. This makes a delicious salad for approximately 4 to 8 people, depending on the courgette. Per 15 cm courgette length and a circumference of 25 cm, it is enough for 1 to 2 people, depending on whether it's a main dish or a side dish…

• All year round