Varieties of squash for your garden: choose the most productive

How to choose

Those who plan to “acquire” this useful and truly beautiful vegetable begin to select seeds in the middle of winter.

There are many different varieties. The main division occurs in terms of ripeness from the moment of ascent to the finished product.

So, there are the following types:

• Ultra early and early varieties. These species are ready for use within 37-50 days after the first sprouts appear in the ground.
• Medium maturity species. The harvest of such varieties can be harvested after 55-60 days.
• Late ripe varieties. These species go through the process of tying 60-70 days after planting.

If you choose a variety of species for planting, then all summer they will decorate with bright colors and unusual shapes of the beds. And also to please with a constant presence on the table.

Descriptions of the various varieties are presented, in more detail, in the following sections.

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Early varieties

Early varieties include green, white, yellow species. These vegetables include:

• “Chartreuse f1”. This variety is small and belongs to early maturing varieties. Green f1 emerald gourds are only a few centimeters in diameter. As a rule, their color is “diluted” with white or light yellow stripes. Due to their size, these mini patissons can be preserved whole. F1 fruits have tasty white pulp. This f1 variety brings undoubted culinary benefits and decorates the garden with striped fruits.
• “Sunny Bunny” This variety of squash has small fruit sizes. It has a golden color, like a bright yellow sun. Perfect for twisting, and in general. This variety is characterized by tasty pulp, and one fruit weighs no more than 200 g. The shrub, as a rule, is dotted with mini-vegetables, is not whimsical at all and is not capricious when grown and is resistant to various diseases and pests.
• “UFO Orange”. Golden, early-ripening pumpkins delight with their ripening literally 45 days after the seeds were planted. Beautiful, bright and undoubtedly tasty fruits are great for baking as pots or for preservation. The weight of one fruit is about 500 g, the shrub gives a high yield and endures “attacks” of pests.
• “Cheburashka”. This variety perfectly tolerates cold, quickly forms an ovary and sings already 35-40 days after the seeds have germinated. This is one of the best early maturing varieties. Its bushes are very powerful and strong, the weight of one fruit is about 400 g, and the pulp is tender and pleasant to the taste.
• “Disk”. White variety, early ripening, which resembles a bell in shape. During ripening, it is colored in a greenish tint, and after it becomes dazzling white. If you pick even small patissons, they can be used in twists, as a whole, or baked on the grill. An “adult” specimen reaches 350 g in weight and is perfectly preserved for a long time.

The best unique early varieties to surprise with are Gosh and Bingo Bongo. They will delight true lovers of the exotic and connoisseurs of everything unusual. A description of these types is given below:

• “Gosha” refers to early varieties, its seeds turn into malachite vegetables. At the end of ripening, it turns into black fruits weighing about 300 g. The culture gives an excellent yield throughout the season.
• ‘Bingo-Bongo’ early appearance with original green-purple coloration. Huge fruits, weighing 600 g, resemble a tureen with wavy edges.

Medium-ripening varieties

The best varieties that have an average ripening period are:

• “Chunga-changa”. This variety belongs to the medium-ripening varieties. It has a rich, deep, dark emerald color. Large fruits can reach a weight of almost 500 g. Squash has delicious pulp, suitable for preparing many dishes using various processing techniques. The shrub is resistant to diseases and pests.
• “Watermelon f1”. This is a hybrid variety that has spreading bushes, it is better to plant its seeds in fertile soil and remember the fact that this culture is moisture-loving. When the planted f1 seeds turn into large fruits, they really resemble a watermelon in color. This species has sharp teeth, and the weight of one specimen reaches 450 g. The f1 variety shrub gives a rich harvest. Watermelon f1 bears fruit throughout the season, and tastes like a berry.
• “Malachite”. Medium maturity variety. The shrub has relatively small branches. The fruits have an emerald color, and as they ripen, they lighten slightly. The flesh inside is snow-white and very tender and pleasant to the taste. The shrub is absolutely not whimsical in care, it does not need a lot of moisture. The weight of an individual fruit is about 500 g. Very resistant to parasites and diseases.
• “Sun”. In accordance with the name, the sunny patisson has a bright, yellow color and looks very nice on the beds. These vegetables decorate the dining table no less favorably. Due to the delicate, pleasant taste, vegetables can be pickled or stewed. Due to the bright color and interesting shape, it really resembles the sun on a plate. The weight of an individual vegetable can reach 300 g.
• “UFO White”. This vegetable resembles a bell with lowered wavy edges. In size, the diameter reaches about 8 centimeters. The fruit has a light green tint. The pulp is tender, soft with pleasant taste characteristics. It contains almost no seeds.
• “Snow White”. The shrub is characterized by good lying, small neat size. An individual fruit gains weight of about 300 g. It is very resistant to mechanical damage, and the pulp is very tender and tasty. The variety is well stored and pleases with its presence on the dining table for a long time.

Late varieties

Late varieties include “White 13”, it is very popular with gardeners and summer residents. It grows well in open areas and is very unpretentious. It has a thin peel and tasty pulp, similar to zucchini. The weight of the fruit reaches 500 g. It can be preserved or baked.

Squash is a decorative, beautiful, useful, fruit of different sizes, which are perfectly applicable in cooking and delight in taste characteristics.

Each summer resident can choose those seeds, the fruits of which will later decorate the beds and the table.

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