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- Days to maturity
- 50 days
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Sweet Gourmet is a Burpee hybrid of the Lebanese type, bearing light green fruit; cut it at 6 inches. Burpee describes it as a garden variety with excellent field tolerance to disease, including late in the harvest season when most squash plantings are fading. Grow it as you would a cousa squash and pick young.
Sweet Gourmet traits
- Burpee hybrid, Lebanese type
- Light green fruit, harvest size 6 inches
- Excellent field tolerance to disease, holding up late in the season
- Home garden type
Good for
- Middle Eastern cooking
- Stuffing
- Late-season harvests
Compare with other zucchini varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Gourmet this page | 50 days | — | — |
| Albarello of Sarzana | 50–55 days | — | — |
| Ambassador | 50 days | — | — |
| Black Eel | 50–55 days | — | — |
| Black Magic | 50 days | Bush | — |
| Black Zucchini | 50 days | — | — |
| Born Free | 50 days | — | — |
Sweet Gourmet FAQ
What kind of zucchini is Sweet Gourmet?
Sweet Gourmet is a Burpee hybrid of the Lebanese type, bearing light green fruit; cut it at 6 inches. Burpee describes it as a garden variety with excellent field tolerance to disease, including late in the harvest season when most squash plantings are fading.
How many days to maturity is Sweet Gourmet?
Sweet Gourmet is listed at 50 days. Sowing and planting times are the same as for other zucchini varieties, so check them in the zucchini growing guide.
How does Sweet Gourmet compare with other zucchini varieties?
Sweet Gourmet: 50 days. Similar zucchini varieties include Albarello of Sarzana (50–55 days), Ambassador (50 days), Black Eel (50–55 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Sweet Gourmet good for?
Sweet Gourmet is grown for middle Eastern cooking, stuffing, late-season harvests.
Sowing, care and common problems
Sowing times, care and common problems are the same for every zucchini variety, so they are covered once in the growing guide.
- Zucchini growing guide
- How to Plant Zucchini: Spacing, Soil Warmth and How Much Room It Needs
- Hand Pollinating Zucchini and What to Do When There Are No Male Flowers
- Staking Zucchini and Removing Lower Leaves as You Pick
- Zucchini Problems: Powdery Mildew, Beetles and Rot
- When to Pick Zucchini: Four to Seven Days from Flowering
- Zucchini Growing Calendar: Sowing to the End of the Season
- All 179 zucchini varieties
Source
Source: Cornell University (CALS Garden-Based Learning)
The text on this page is our own summary written from the published variety record, not a copy of it.