Key Features
- Produces attractive light gray-green zucchini with tender, creamy flesh.
- Classic summer squash variety for home vegetable gardens.
- Bushy plants are well suited to raised beds and garden plots.
- Performs best in full sun with fertile, well-drained soil.
- Ideal for grilling, sautéing, roasting, baking, and fresh cooking.
Growing Benefits
- Adds unique gray-green color to the vegetable garden.
- Provides a rewarding warm-season harvest from seed.
- Young fruits are tender and versatile for everyday cooking.
- Bush growth makes it practical for organized garden spaces.
- A distinctive heirloom option for gardeners growing specialty squash.
Seed Specifications
- Common Name: Grey Zucchini
- Botanical Name: Cucurbita pepo
- Plant Type: Warm-season annual
- Fruit Color: Light gray-green
- Fruit Shape: Cylindrical and elongated
- Flesh Color: Creamy white to pale green
- Plant Growth: Bush type
- Sunlight: Full sun
- Soil: Fertile, loose, well-drained soil
- Water: Regular and consistent
- Germination Time: Approximately 4–10 days under favorable conditions
- Sowing Depth: Approximately 1 inch
- Spacing: Approximately 24–36 inches between plants
- Growing Zones: Best grown as a warm-season annual in USDA Zones 3–10
- Flowering/Maturity: Yellow flowers followed by fruit; commonly ready for harvest in approximately 45–60 days
- Uses: Fresh cooking, grilling, sautéing, roasting, baking, soups, side dishes, raised beds, and vegetable gardens
Growing Tips
- Sow seeds after the danger of frost has passed and the soil has warmed.
- Choose a full-sun location with fertile, well-drained soil.
- Allow adequate space around each bush-type plant.
- Keep soil evenly moist throughout the growing season.
- Harvest fruits young and tender for the best eating quality.
Seed Storage
Store unused seeds in a cool, dry, dark location. Keep them sealed in their original packet or an airtight container away from moisture, heat, and direct sunlight.
Unique Facts About Seeds
- Grey zucchini varieties are recognized for their distinctive pale gray-green skin.
- Zucchini is a type of summer squash belonging to Cucurbita pepo.
- Summer squash is harvested while the fruit is immature and tender.
- Zucchini plants produce large yellow flowers before fruit development.
