Zucchini is highly valued not only for its taste, but also for its ease of cultivation, as well as the rich number of beneficial properties that it possesses. If you want to get a large harvest of vitamin-rich and dietary vegetables until the onset of autumn frosts, then you should pay attention to the relatively new hybrid “Scilly”.
Characteristics of the vegetable
Zucchini "Scilly F1" is an early ripening hybrid. This type of zucchini is intended for growing in open ground in spring, summer and even autumn, which is important for a vegetable grower.
The plant is bushy, compact, vigorous. The fruits have a regular cylindrical shape. The length of a mature vegetable reaches 18-21 cm. The weight of one vegetable can reach one kilogram. The color of the fruit is pale green. The pulp is white, tender. Zucchini is a dietary product, so many amateur vegetable growers grow it in their garden beds with great pleasure.
Among the advantages of the variety, it should be noted its good resistance to diseases of yellow pumpkin mosaic viruses, as well as watermelon mosaic viruses.
The productivity of the variety is high. In the first month of fruiting, you can harvest up to 480 centners of vegetables from one hectare of land.
Plant care is as follows:
- timely watering (especially during flowering and fruiting);
- regular loosening of the soil and removal weed;
- fertilizing (if necessary).
Harvesting is carried out at least 1-2 times a week, depending on the intensity of growth and ripening of the fruit.
Variety "Scilli F1" is intended for consumption both fresh and for frying, stewing and canning.
To preserve zucchini for a longer period, you should leave it in the garden until it is fully biologically mature, but not longer than the first autumn frosts.
