Key facts
- Days to maturity
- 50 days
- Growth habit
- Bush
- Listed for
- United States
Overview
Patty Green Tint is a Petoseed F1 hybrid pattypan from 1976 (code PSX 273) that improved on the older Patty Pan. It bears earlier, the fruit are a deeper pale green, and the blossom-end scar is smaller. Plants are medium-sized, open bushes that yield heavily, and the fruit have a nutty flavor. Pick them at a medium size for the best texture. Widely adapted, and often grown next to yellow and dark-green scallop types for a mixed harvest.
Patty Green Tint traits
- Pale-green scalloped fruit with a nutty flavor
- Earlier than Patty Pan, with darker color and a small blossom scar
- Medium, open, prolific bush
- F1 hybrid from Petoseed, 1976
- Wide adaptation
Good for
- Sauteing whole when small
- Mixed-color pattypan harvest
- Roasting
Compare with other zucchini varieties
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| Variety | Days to maturity | Growth habit | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patty Green Tint this page | 50 days | Bush | — |
| Black Magic | 50 days | Bush | — |
| Clairmore | 50–55 days | Bush | — |
| Cocozelle zucchini | 50 days | Bush | — |
| Dunja | 50 days | Bush | — |
| Early Prolific Straightneck | 50 days | Bush | — |
| Gold Rush | 50–54 days | Bush | — |
Patty Green Tint FAQ
What kind of zucchini is Patty Green Tint?
Patty Green Tint is a Petoseed F1 hybrid pattypan from 1976 (code PSX 273) that improved on the older Patty Pan. It bears earlier, the fruit are a deeper pale green, and the blossom-end scar is smaller.
How many days to maturity is Patty Green Tint?
Patty Green Tint 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 Patty Green Tint compare with other zucchini varieties?
Patty Green Tint: 50 days, bush. Similar zucchini varieties include Black Magic (50 days), Clairmore (50–55 days), Cocozelle zucchini (50 days). The comparison table on this page lists days to maturity, growth habit and type side by side.
What is Patty Green Tint good for?
Patty Green Tint is grown for sauteing whole when small, mixed-color pattypan harvest, roasting.
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.