Cucuzzi (Zuchetta, Guinea Bean) Gourd
Days to Maturity: 60 days. [Italian heirloom, grown by Jefferson at Monticello.] (Zuchetta, Guinea Bean, Cucuzza) (Lagenaria siceraria)
Pale green fruits up to 36 in. long, for best tenderness harvest at 6-12 in. Fruits milder than luffa. Bug-resistant plants are a great zucchini substitute. Normally very vigorous, but had a shorter season during 2013’s cold, wet summer. Big sprawling vines up to 20 feet long, best planted on the edge of the garden; at Monticello they’re grown up a sturdy 10-ft. tall wooden arbor.
Cucuzzi (Zuchetta, Guinea Bean) Gourd - ~20 seeds is backordered and will ship as soon as it is back in stock.
Cucuzzi (Zuchetta, Guinea Bean) Gourd
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