Fordhook Zucchini Winter Squash: Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Growth habit

Bush

Breeder

W. Atlee Burpee Co.

Listed for

United States

Overview

Fordhook Zucchini is a 1942 AAS winner from W. Atlee Burpee Company of Philadelphia, a line selection out of Italian Vegetable Marrow seed from H. Herb of Naples. This summer squash (placed with winter types here) bears long, slender, black-green fruit profusely on bush plants and is widely adapted. Grow like any zucchini: sow after frost, pick young, and harvest often.

Fordhook Zucchini traits

• Long slender black-green zucchini
• Profuse bearing on bush plants
• Selected from Italian Vegetable Marrow by Burpee
• 1942 AAS winner, widely adapted

Good for

• Grilling and sauteing
• Baking

Compare with other winter squash varieties

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Fordhook Zucchini 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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• Growing Pumpkins Vertically: Trellis, Slings and Small-Garden Squash
• 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

The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.

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