Squash Benning's Green Tint - West Coast Seeds

Curbita pepo

• Great flavour raw with dips
• Pale green almost white
• Tidy, productive bush
• Open-pollinated seeds
• Matures in 65 days
  

Bennings Green Tint scallopini seeds are CERTIFIED ORGANIC! Benning's Green Tint pattypan squash (or scallopini squash) is a pretty little pale-green, almost white, elegant scallopini that grows on a tidy, productive bush. We recommend harvesting these squash a day or two after pollination, when the fruits are tiny and tender, with very appealing flavour raw or cooked. If left to mature, Benning's develops a "belly" that can be carved into a unique serving dish for summer soups and salads. This is an old heirloom variety that was first introduced around 1914. The plants do not sprawl, but they can be tall, so keep a close eye for fruits forming beneath the foliage.

Approx. 18 Seeds

Direct sow or transplant in late spring once the soil is warm. For transplants, start seeds indoors during the first two weeks of May. Optimal soil temperature: 25-35°C (77-95°F). Seeds should germinate in 7-14 days.

Sow seeds 2cm (1″) deep. Sow 3 seeds in each spot where you want a plant to grow, and thin to the strongest plant. Space summer squash 45-60cm (18-24″) apart in rows 90-120cm (36-48″) apart. Give winter squash and pumpkins even more room with a minimum of 90-120cm (36-48″) apart in rows 120-180cm (48-72″) apart.