Caserta Winter Squash: Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Growth habit

Bush

Breeder

F.H. Woodruff & Sons

Listed for

United States

Overview

Caserta is a 1949 AAS Gold Medal zucchini bred at the University of Connecticut from an inbred Cocozelle line and introduced by F.H. Woodruff & Sons. A summer squash listed here with winter types, it is early and prolific, with light green fruit striped dark green and firmer, less watery flesh than many hybrids, good for grilling and stuffing. The compact bush plant is widely adapted and tolerates heat well, so spring and fall sowings both work in hot regions. Direct sow 2 to 3 seeds per hill and thin; harvest at 6 to 8 inches before fruit turns seedy.

Caserta traits

• Light green zucchini with dark green stripes
• Firm, dense flesh
• Early and prolific bush plant
• Heat tolerant, open-pollinated
• University of Connecticut breeding; 1949 AAS Gold Medal

Good for

• Grilling and sauteing
• Stuffing
• Hot climate gardens

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Caserta FAQ

Sowing, care and common problems

Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every winter squash variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.

• Winter Squash growing guide
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• Hand Pollinating Pumpkins: Timing, Technique and Why Fruit Abort
• Pumpkin Growing Calendar: From Sowing to the Curing Shelf
• Pumpkin Pests and Diseases: Vine Borers, Squash Bugs and Mildew
• When to Harvest Pumpkins: Ripeness Signs, Curing and How Long They Store
• All 219 winter squash varieties

Source

Source: All-America Selections

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Written byYasuGrowing vegetables and fruit in Chiba, Japan, and building Gadenin. Corrections are welcome. 15 years of growing.