Delica F1 Squash Seeds | Dark Green KabochaType Pumpkin
4.90 €
🥬 Italian heritage courgette from Franchi Sementi, est. 1783
🌱 Sow: April | One plant yields 10 to 15 courgettes per season
🍽️ Rich flavour for grilling, pasta and Italian summer dishes
🪴 Ideal for raised beds and large containers in Irish gardens
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Description
Delica F1 is a kabocha-type squash from northern Italy, where it is sold by name in shops because the eating quality is that good. Dark green skin, dense orange flesh with a sweet, chestnut-like flavour. Stores for months in a cool room.
Vigorous and productive plants carry round fruits weighing 1 to 1.5kg each. Roast it, make soup, or cut it into chunks for a risotto. The flesh holds its shape when cooked, which makes it more versatile than watery butternut squash.
🌱 Sowing depth: 2–3 cm
📅 Sow (Ireland): under cover March–May; plant out or sow direct late May–June after frost risk has passed
☀️ Light: full sun
🌡️ Germination: in warm conditions (typically 7–14 days with temperatures above 18–20 °C)
📏 Growth: vigorous vines; fruits round to slightly flattened, usually 1–2 kg
🪴 Spacing: about 1–1.5 m between plants or hills
⏳ Harvest: around 90–110 days from planting, when skin is dark, hard and stalk is corky; flavour improves after a short curing period
Additional information
| Weight | 1 g |
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