We first grew this amazing summer squash in 2013 in Florida when I was exploring various stuffing (dolma) squash varieties from Turkey.
Vigorous plants with large, beautiful leaves produce elongated fruits with alternating dark and light green stripes. Flavorful summer squash with thick flesh that melts in mouth especially when it is used for stews and stuffing recipes. Plants produce an abundance of pollen-producing flowers which are great for stuffing and frying. Vining plants produce 60-70 days from transplanting. From Kars, homeland of emmer wheat.
Our current seed stock was grown by Chris Smith of The Utopian Seed Project in North Carolina. Photos by Chris Smith and Mehmet Öztan.
Packet has min. 25 seeds
Commercially introduced by us
Phonetically pronounced:
- Cucurbita pepo
- Full sun
- Planting depth: 1/2-1″
- Sprouts in 5-10 days
- Ideal growing temperature: 70-90F
- Plant spacing: 18-36″
- Frost hardy: No
- Growth habit: Vining
- Growing tips: Direct-seed summer squash seeds in compost-rich, fertile and well-drained soil after last frost in spring. Water regularly at flowering stage. Mulch at plant base to retain soil moisture during growth. Watch for squash bugs and vine borers. Vining summer squash varieties require a lot of space to crawl.
Kimberly Hart –
Funny how the squash I grew does not look like the picture. Mine were light yellow in color. The seeds are good and fertile and the plants produced plenty of squash.