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Zucchini 'Ronde de Nice'
Zucchini 'Ronde de Nice'
Cucurbita pepo
Heirloom from Southern France with a delightfully nutty flavour and creamy, tender texture. Prolific plants produce round fruit gorgeously striped and speckled green on white. Best harvested when between 7cm in diameter (about the size of a cricket ball). The earliest producing zucchini in our lineup. Beloved by chefs for the rich flavour and round shape and small size and unique in the garden.
Exquisite grilled, when harvested very small (golf ball size), quartered, brushed with olive oil and garlic and turned occasionally until golden brown. Toss them with olives, early season Amethyst purple or lemon basil and spinach for a delightful late Spring salad. Also, delicious braised, baked and stuffed.
We have selected for the earliest production of male and female flowers on an open, stocky bush which stays contained. We start ‘Ronde de Nice’ in Late Winter, protecting them with row covers until they flower, and the weather has warmed. We remove the cover to allow the bees to pollinate the fruit and had the earliest zucchini at market and on the menus. Vigorous producer!
SEED COUNT: 20, 50, 100 approx
Germination: Lot#12828 94% APRIL 2024
Seed Raising, Growing and Harvest Information
| Plant Type | Site | Spacing | Height | Sowing Depth |
Days to Germination |
Days to Maturity |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tender Annual |
Full Sun | 50cm apart in rows 80cm apart |
60cm | 15-20mm | 7-14 days @ 21-31 degrees |
45-50 days |
TRANSPLANT- Days to maturity are from direct seeding, subtract 2 weeks if transplanting. Start transplants 3 weeks before planting date in peat pots or soil blocks for minimal root disturbance. Harden off plants by reducing temperature and water. Transplant when soil and air are reliably warm with 60cm between plants. Cover seedlings with cloches or other protection if it gets too cold.
DIRECT SEED - Direct seed as soon as chance of all frost has passed. Optimum soil temperature for germination is about 27°C and little or no germination occurs below 15°C. Sow 2 seeds every 50-60cm in rich soil, thinning to 1 plant.
NOTE - Many growers plant multiple successions of zucchini during a season to ensure continuous harvest, transplanting the first succession immediately after frost-free day and the final succession three months before the expected first frost.
