Crookneck Squash is a summer squash. It grows 4 to 8 inches (10 to 20 cm) long. The optimum size for eating is about 6 inches (15 cm.) It will be curved, fat at the end where the blossom was, and much narrower at the stem end. Inside, it has off-white or pale yellow flesh,…
Magda Squash is a summer squash with pale green skin. It is sort of eggplant shaped (as in shaped like regular eggplant, aka “Globe” eggplant.) It is not overly long, only about 4 inches (10 cm), and plump. It has a sweet, faintly nutty flavour. Hybrid plant; 50 days from seed. Cooking Tips Use Magda…
Pattypan Squash are small, flattened, circular summer squash with scalloped edges. They need to be harvested young. They can be stuffed and baked, or steamed on their own.
Scallopini Squash is a summer squash. It looks very similar to a pattypan squash, but it is rounder. It has smooth, dark green skin with light green flecks. The squash are firm and small, with a good slightly nutty taste. Choose ones that are firm with smooth shiny skin, no blemishes and no wrinkles, and…
Summer squashes are members of the squash family that are harvested young, with thin skins. They do not store as well as winter squashes, which have thick skins. Zucchini is an example of a summer squash.
Tinda Gourds are sometimes referred to as a summer squash, but they are actually an edible gourd. They look somewhat like flattened green apple. They are about the size of a large apple, and weigh about 2 oz (50g.) The gourd has soft fuzzy hairs on the green rind, and white flesh inside. They grow…
Yellow squash is a term used for a grouping of summer squashes that have yellow skins and yellowish flesh. They are ready to harvest within 7 days of the blossoms, because younger, small ones are considered better than older ones, which can get bitter.
Yellow Sunburst Squash is a variety of pattypan squash, with bright yellow skin, and green stem. Inside, it has very white flesh, and no seed cavity. The plant is a bush type, spreading out 2 1/2 feet (75 cm.) Cooking Tips Cook as for pattypan squash. History Notes Yellow Sunburst Squash was developed in Gilroy,…
Yugoslavian Finger Fruit Squash is slightly oval like a very large egg, but jutting out from it at the top are 10 protuberances variously referred to as “fingers”, “ribs” or “wings.” The rind is white. Inside, it has finely-textured flesh. When very young, it can be harvested as a summer squash. When older, it can…
Zapallito de Tronco Squash is an acorn-shaped squash with green rind. When harvested as a summer squash, it is small, about 3 inches (7 1/2 cm) wide and weighing about 1/2 pound (225g.) When left to mature for harvesting as a winter squash, it will be about 6 inches (15 cm) long, weigh about 2…
Zephyr Squash is slender, and looks a little bit like small bowling pins with rounded bottoms. The stem is green, as is the skin around the rounded bottom. The rest of the skin is a bright yellow. There is a clear, distinct line between the green and yellow areas. The squash is straight for the…
Zucchetta Rampicante is a summer squash. It grows on vines that grow up to 20 to 25 feet (6 to 7 1/2 metres) long. The vines can be trained on a fence or a strong trellis. The squash is bulbous at one end, then slender past that, even coiling around itself. It can grow up…
Zucchini is a summer squash with a very mild taste. The plants are usually prolific bearers. It is more a category of summer squash, with many different sub-varieties.
