Fortune Zucchini: Days to Maturity, Growth Habit & Growing Tips

Key facts

Days to maturity

39 days

Growth habit

Bush

Listed for

United States

Overview

Fortune is an early hybrid yellow straightneck from Novartis (Rogers brand), reaching maturity in 39 days. The bush is medium in vigor, and the fruit is bright yellow, cylindrical, 6 to 7 inches. Its precocious gene can delay or partly hide mild virus symptoms on the fruit. Adapted to the eastern and northeastern U.S.

Fortune traits

• Novartis (Rogers) hybrid yellow straightneck, 1999
• Bright yellow, cylindrical fruit of 6 to 7 inches
• Medium-vigor bush
• Precocious gene may mask mild virus infections
• Very early, 39 days

Good for

• Early harvests
• Sauteing and grilling

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Fortune FAQ

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.

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