Golden Glory Zucchini (F1 Hybrid 50 Days)

The Golden Glory Zucchini is a bright, flashy yellow zucchini with excellent production while under pressure from disease and bugs. The flesh is meaty, not watery, and is tasty marinated and grilled. Harvest fruits at 7-8”. Intermediate resistance to powdery mildew, watermelon mosaic virus, and zucchini yellow mosaic virus.   

10 seeds 

PLANTING

Cucurbita pepo

Germination: 4-10 days

Germination Temperature: Optimum soil temperatures 70-85ºF

Seed Sowing Depth: 1/2-1" deep

Sowing Indoors: 3-4 weeks before the last frost. Provide 70-85ºF soil temperature. Sow 2-3 seeds per cell/pot. Sowing into individual biodegradable peat/cow pots reduces root damage when transplanting. Transplant after last frost, 36-48" apart. 

Sowing Outdoors: Sow after the last frost when the soil temperature is over 70ºF. Sow a few seeds every 36-48". 

How much does a packet plant: 8-10 foot single row, 2-3 hills

Harvest: Check and harvest a few times a week. Cut or kindly twist off fruit, starting at a 3-4”.

Tips: Plant Golden Glory Zucchini in fertile soil, amended with compost or well-rotted manure, and keep well watered. They benefit from growing on black plastic and by using row covers for weed, insect control, and more rapid growth.