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Eight Ball
- Noted squash seed grower Hollar
did not have to hire Minnesota Fats
as their publicity director to win
an AAS for Eight Ball and we’re not
hustling when we tell you that Eight
Ball deserved the award. Eight Ball
has the sweetness and squash flavor
previously missing from round
zucchinis. Yes, the attractive shiny
speckled dark fruits are mature when
they’re just a little bigger than
pool balls. The plant’s open bush
habit should please both home and
market growers. Its earliness might
well give you your first ripe squash
of the season. They’ll keep coming,
too, till they run your table!
Raven
- Now our (Fedco’s Seeds)
best-selling zucchini, more than 58
lb. of seed. That’s a lot of
zucchinis! Raven sets the standard
for dark zucchini. Its
smooth-skinned glossy shapely greeny-black
fruits make it the likely winner in
the zucchini beauty contest, but its
merits go more than skin deep.
Research by Dr. John Navazio showed
that Raven’s dark pigmentation
contains more of the antioxidant
lutein than lighter-skinned
varieties. Lutein helps preserve
eyesight by lowering risks of
developing cataracts and macular
degeneration. Relatively early
concentrated production so market
growers might want to make
succession plantings.
Cocozelle
-Rich-flavored zucchini ribbed with
light green stripes. Originated in
Italy and called Cocozella di
Napoli
in the 1800s. The term ‘zucchini’
was first used by California seed
house Aggeler & Musser in 1921.
Golden Zucchini
- No need to purchase hybrid seed to
get this color in zucchini. These
slender bright golden-yellow fruits
are every bit as lovely as the F-1s.
The bush plants are dependable,
though not spectacular, producers.
Seven weeks after their first fruits
they still had enough juice to yield
three good enough to display at
Common Ground Fair. We liked their
flavor, too, and they are more
nutritious than green zukes.
Introduced in 1973 by Burpee, a
product of breeding work by Dr. Oved
Shifriss, who brought the bicolor
gene from bitter bicolor pear gourds
to edible squashes.
Saffron
-We’re (Fedco Seeds) just mad about
Saffron, a 4–6" yellow
semi-crookneck that excelled in our
trials. Less watery than
straightneck squashes. Small
singlestem bush with open structure
but very large leaves gives good
sunburn protection. They call it
mellow yellow.
Early
Prolific Straightneck
- An easy to grow variety that keeps
producing all season long. The
straight, bright yellow fruits are
best picked when 5 inches long.
Delicious!
White
Patty Pan
- A very prolific early squash. The
flat, 7 inch fruit has deeply
scalloped edges and tender white
flesh. This variety was used by the
North American Indian tribes before
the European settlers arrived!
Round
Zucchini-
This bush variety of squash grows
greenish-gray, 2 1/2 inch, globe
shaped fruit. A terrific choice for
stuffing!
Golden
Scallop –
A very prolific bush variety that
yields round, flat yellow discs with
a lovely, scalloped edge. The mild
and firm light green flesh is
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