Just Seed Courgette - Tromboncino Albenga - 20 Seeds

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One of my must-have multi-purpose plants. It's good to eat small (as a courgette) and ripens and stores once large (as a winter-storing squash). You can eat the growth tips too. It's also exceptionally disease-free (particularly mildew). A lovely ornamental climber. Passionately recommended. A single tromboncino plant can produce six fruits enough fruit to feed two people for a whole summer. Each fruit can weigh in at 800g to 1kg. How to grow them? According to the USDA, 100 grams of raw winter squash (about 2/3 cup) contains only 34 calories and 1.5 grams of dietary fiber. Like other squash varieties, tromboncino squash is rich in vitamins A and C and contains high levels of beta-carotene. For more information on winter squashes, you can head over to 11 Amazing Benefits Of Winter Squash. [3] [4] How To Cook Tromboncino Squash?

Please note we are unable to guarantee specific delivery dates or delivery timeframes, all delivery times are estimates only. Tromboncino squash seeds: The seeds of the squash are edible and can be enjoyed raw or slightly roasted and salted. Support nedded with this variety. You can grow it amongst your runner beans, or up un fences, trellises. Tromboncino is my new favourite vegetable. I got my seed from Diggers and I think they will displace zucchini in my garden. They grow like a very rampant cucumber, and by using lots of vertical space they conserve my precious intensively fenced ground space. Allow your developing vines to ramble over the ground or train them up a trellis, but make sure any support is strong enough to bear the weight of the fruit. Pollination is usually straightforward, as the plants produce both male and female flowers. The females have a tiny bump behind the flower which is the pre-adolescent fruit.In late spring/early summer, when we think we’re safe from a serious frost, we direct sow tromboncino every six feet or so along the garden fence, or anywhere else we can let it grow upward. While it doesn’t need to be trellised and is happy to scramble over the ground, it will cover a LOT of area, and we’d rather not dedicate that much space to any one plant.

Sow your tromboncino seeds on their edge in trays of moist seed compost. Keep the trays on a sunny windowsill or in a heated propagator. The seeds should germinate within seven to ten days if kept between 15ºC and 20ºC. Squash bugs and squash vine borers? They don’t seem to affect tromboncino, maybe because it puts out so many arms, or because any vine nodes that touch soil are liable to set down extra roots. Mature fruit that's been cured and storedhas a taste similar to but milder than butternut pumpkin, but with a higher water content so it’s less suitable for baking.Use in any recipe that calls for butternut pumpkin, eg pumpkin soup or risotto. You can also use tromboncinoas ‘fillers’ for stews and casseroles or as an eggplant alternative in pasta recipes. It adds bulk to casseroles and is a talking point for your guests. The optimal time to plant tromboncinos depends on your local climate. As a general rule, plant the seeds after the last frost in spring to ensure the best chance for the seedlings to survive and thrive. Consult the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map to determine when tromboncinos are most likely to flourish in your area. If you’re located outside the US, simply search for ‘plant hardiness zone + [city]’. How to Plant Tromboncinos the Right WayAll parts of the squash are edible, including its seeds. Here are the most common but delicious ways of using tromboncinos: Tromboncinoflowers are also edible and can be stuffed just like zucchini flowers, with rice and herbs, ricotta and lemon zest. But wait, what have all these recipes to do with an animal feed crop? Not a thing, really, but we can’t help singing the praises of tromboncino in any application! How to Grow Tromboncino Squash

Courgette Tromboncino Albenga if the name of this Italian heritage variety didn't make you want to have a go at growing this easy to grow veg than maybe the fact it looks so fun (like a trombone) and is also so versatile in the kitchen will! Mildew and cucurbita wilt? Well, to be honest, it isn’t unusual for us to drench all our squashes once in summer with a good compost or manure tea, but we certainly don’t do it every year; yet our trusty tromboncino plants seldom succumb to anything short of a killing frost. Cover the bottom of a casserole dish with olive oil and place slices of garlic to cover the bottom of the dish. You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways:Like many of its cucurbit cousins, tromboncino grows on a vigorous vine with large, slightly hairy, rounded green leaves. The vine produces separate male and female flowerswhich are large, yellow and trumpet-shaped.

Courgette Tromboncino Albenga is a climbing squash unlike most courgettes that are trailing. It produces tendrils that need to wind up and around a strong support system like a pergola or wigwam and a helping hand tying in the vines & courgettes will help support the very heavy and numerous fruits. For a better-tasting fruit, start harvesting them once they get about 20 to 30 cm long (They can grow over 120 cms in length.). One plant can put out two dozen fruit. Dual purpose. Fruit can be eaten fresh in summer, like a zucchini or summer squash, or cured and stored for the winter like a pumpkin.

To grow tromboncinos successfully in your home garden, consider several key factors that can make or break your harvest. One often overlooked aspect is the soil quality. Tromboncinos prefer well-drained, fertile soil with a pH level between 6.0 and 7.5. If vines are left to sprawl on the ground, the giant fruit gracefully curl in on themselves as if they’re curling around something, sometimes completing an entire circle. Alternatively, with the help of gravity, if allowed to hang from a trellis they will grow long and straight. This is one veg that’s at home in the novelty vegetable section at your local exhibition! Why Grow Tromboncino? Place your tromboncino seeds in trays with moist seed compost and place them in a heated propagator or on a sunny windowsill. If kept at 15oC to 20oC, the seeds will germinate in seven to ten working days.