La Semence Bio - Long squash of nice

Nice long squash

Description
The Long squash of Nice produces fruits with orange flesh whose end contains seeds. It can be harvested young in zucchini (dark green bark not very thick) and at maturity in squash 10 kg (beige ocher bark very lignified).
Moschata type. Late variety.
Very vigorous and branched plant.
Seeds are contained in the basal end of the fruit (bulge).
Good conservation, 4 to 7 months.

Guide of culture
Before sowing, loosen the soil on 30 cm. Sunny exposure and sheltered from the wind.

Sowing: at 3,5 cm of depth in poquet of 2 to 3 seeds.
Thin out to leave only one plant every 90 cm and 130 cm between rows.

Emergence: in 6 to 8 days in soil at 14°C.

Density of plantation : 90x120 cm.

Sowing and harvesting dates :
- Sowing : March-April (clod nursery), May-July (open field) champ).
- Harvest: September to November, crop cycle: 90-145 days.

Cultivation practice
The squash belongs to the cucurbitaceae family.
Sow, either in clods (5x5 cm), or in a medium-heavy and very fumsow in 3-seed stacks at a depth of 2 cm.
Water copiously.
To thin out by preserving only one foot, then to hoe and weed.
From sowing to obtaining the plant, it takes 3 to 4 weeks.
The types moschata are very vigorous and runners.
They support very well the big heats.
Orange flesh, rich in carbohydrates.
They produce fruits with a short shelf life.
The potimarron types, of Asian origin, are running varieties, with fruits very rich in vitamins and trace elements.
They have a long shelf life.

The advice and suggestions are given as an indication only and therefore do not guarantee a harvest.