Zucchini is one of those vegetables that are easy to grow, both in the garden and on the balcony. With the large variety of varieties, it is difficult to choose between yellow, green and striped varieties in oblong or pumpkin shape.

The right choice

The following applies to the zucchini selection: whatever tastes delicious and looks good is grown. Green courgettes are known everywhere, but do you also know the golden yellow and white striped variety Siesta F1? A real eye-catcher in the vegetable patch.

Zucchini are annual plants and need to be replanted every year. A tasty strain will always find a place in your garden. If you are willing to experiment, you will grow a new variety every year.

The elongated zucchini - classic green or golden yellow

  • Diamant F1: glossy, green fruit with a smooth skin, robust, high-yielding
  • Coucourzelle: mildly aromatic fruit with creamy white and light green stripes, up to 30 cm long
  • Gold Rush F1 hybrid: yellow fruit, up to 25 cm long, suitable for freezing, harvest from June, also for unfavorable ones
    weather conditions
  • Black Forrest F1: 10 - 25 cm long, green fruits, climbing zucchini, for open ground, balcony, greenhouse
  • Soleil: golden yellow fruits, delicate and aromatic, very productive
  • Leila F1: compact plant with small, dark green fruits (15cm tall), also as a high-yielding organic
    Zucchini available
  • Patiostar F1: compact growth, suitable for cultivation in tubs, dark green fruits

Pumpkin shaped zucchini

  • Zucchini de Nice à Fruit Round: light green fruits, suitable for stuffing
  • One Ball F1 hybrid: yellow, round fruits, 10 - 15 cm in size, particularly productive
  • Tondo Chiaro Di Nice: slightly rippled, light green fruits
  • Floridor F1: apple-sized, yellow fruit, pleasantly aromatic and delicate
  • Eight Ball F1 hybrid: dark green fruits, 10 - 15 cm in size, good for hollowing out
  • Mini courgettes Piccolo F1: Fruits are dark green with light stripes, harvest the size of a hen's egg

These varieties are disease resistant

  • against powdery mildew: Anissa F1, Diamant F1 Hybride, Soleil, Mastil F1, Leila F1
  • Defender: dark green fruits, plant is naturally resistant to cucumber mosaic virus
  • Mirza F1: 3-fold resistant to powdery mildew, yellow spot virus, melon mosaic virus, shiny, dark green fruits

tips and tricks

If you are looking for particularly high-yielding varieties, you should try the varieties "Coucourzelle", "Diamant" and "Soleil". Especially in unfavorable weather conditions, the "Partenon F1" brings in high yields with its green fruits.

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