Description

Highly versatile, the bright yellow scallop fruit can be picked small as baby patty pans and cooked whole or left to mature and used as courgettes. For indoor sowing
When March to May.
Where In small pots of moist compost.
How Sow singly into pots edgeways into compost. Cover with a fine layer of compost. Cover with glass, polythene or propagator lid. Keep at approx. 15-20C. Seedlings appear 7-21 days.
Care Remove cover when seedlings appear. At 5-6 leaf stage stand outside for a few days (avoid frosts). Transplant 90cm apart in growing position. Keep moist and weed free.
Harvest July to October.
For outdoor sowing
When May.
Where In a prepared seed bed.
How Sow 2 seeds per position 90cm apart. Cover lightly with fine soil. Firm gently and keep moist.
Care When large enough thin to one seedling per position. Keep moist and weed free.
Harvest July to October. Stores for weeks in a cool, dry, frost free location. When fruits start to swell give a liquid feed every 7-10 days.