ZUCCHINI BIANCA DI TRIESTE OR (BIANCA GORIZIANA) AB
Cucurbita pepo
The Bianca di Trieste zucchini is an old, non-running variety that produces numerous, fairly short, plump, and very tasty fruits, pale ivory-green in color with thick flesh. This highly prized variety is productive for both its fruits and its flowers.
Sowing: in April, in pots in a bright location, temperature 12°C minimum, place the seeds on their edges. Keep the soil moist but not excessively so. Transplant in a sunny location in mid-May, 1 m apart in all directions. Watering. Add compost recommended. Mulch the base. Water at the base in summer without wetting the foliage.
Cultivation of Bianca di Trieste zucchini
Transplant in a sunny position in mid-May, 1 m apart in all directions for non-running varieties. Watering. Adding compost is recommended.
Pinch the stems to stimulate development.
Hoe and weed. Mulch the base to limit weed growth and preserve moisture. Water at the base in summer without wetting the foliage.
Good associations
Avoid placing it next to potatoes. However, it will appreciate the proximity of beans and cabbage.
My zucchini plant is not producing flowers or fruit.
This is a common problem encountered in many plants in the Cucurbitaceae family.
High temperatures: in fact, it is very likely that the flowers borne by the plants are only male flowers (female flowers are distinguished by the presence of a swelling at the base, resembling a very young fruit). The high temperatures have affected the formation of female flowers and the quality of the pollen in the male flowers. Despite the presence of pollinating insects, there are therefore no fruits.
Lack of pollination: Pollination is carried out by pollinating insects moving from a male flower to a female flower. If your garden lacks these, pollination and therefore fruiting will not occur. Attract pollinators near your cucurbit crops by sowing floral mixes, for example.
Harvesting zucchini
2 months after sowing. The younger a zucchini is harvested, the less bitter it will be, unlike zucchini that are allowed to become enormous.
