Unique appearance for easy recognition.
Distinctive, slender fruits are yellow with faint white stripes and light-green blossom ends. Harvest young at 4-6″ for unusually delicious, nutty flavor and firm texture. Vigorous, high-yielding plants. Zephyr squash may be steamed, baked, roasted or sauteed. They may also be eaten raw, out of hand as well as thinly sliced or shaved. Pair with other summer vegetables, fresh herbs and cheeses, citrus, poultry, seafood, greens and nuts. Most summer squash will keep refrigerated, for one week.
• Edible Flowers: Blossoms bear a mild, squash-like flavor and are great stuffed and fried, or sliced for use in soups, omelets, salads, and pasta dishes.
SEED NAME: Zephyr (F1) Yellow Summer Squash Seed from Johnny’s Selected Seeds
LATIN NAME: Cucurbita pepo
DAYS TO MATURITY: 54 days