Start growing
Plant in sun. Harvest when 6-8 inches long for best flavor.
GROW SOMETHING WONDERFUL
Zucchini Seeds In A Cup® Grow Kit
Cucurbita pepo
From the first seed to the next new leaf. Explore your plant’s growing conditions, seasonal rhythm, and everyday care.
THE PLANT NOTEBOOK
Zucchini care, from seed onward.
- Botanical name
- Cucurbita pepo
- Common names
- Courgette, Summer Squash
- Family
- Cucurbitaceae
- Genus
- Cucurbita
- Species
- C. pepo
Growing with your kit
Zucchini are fast! Watch the huge, prehistoric-looking leaves unfold in the Seeds In A Cup® greenhouse.
Propagation
By seed.
Seasonal growth & harvest
Fast: 45-55 days. Once producing, harvest daily; fruit can double in size in 24 hours.
Growing conditions
Sun-drenched gardens, rich compost-heavy soil.
Weather & tolerances
Heat tolerant; very frost sensitive.
Pests & plant health
Squash bug and vine borer.
Plant safety
Safe; rare plants can develop 'Toxic Squash Syndrome' (bitter cucurbitacins), discard if bitter.
Botanical features
Bushy annual vine producing rapid cylindrical green/yellow fruit.
Varieties
‘Black Beauty’, ‘Gray Zucchini’, ‘Round de Nice’.
Garden & everyday uses
Baked, grilled, noodles (Zoodles). Flowers are an Italian delicacy
Native range & distribution
Origins in the Americas; perfected in 19th-century Italy.
Conservation
Common.
Name origins
Italian ‘zucchina’ (little squash/gourd).
History
Developed in Milan in the late 1800s from American squash seeds.
TURN KNOWING INTO GROWING
Your next beginning, in a cup.
Seeds In A Cup® grow kits matched to zucchini.
Seed Germination Kit
Zucchini Seed Starter Grow Kit
USD 10.99
100 in stock
Cucurbita pepo
5-10 daysView kit →
THE GROWING CONVERSATION
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