Cool Zucchini and Summer Squash Selections Ripe for Good Growth
Zucchini and summer squash varieties are plentiful. But which are a good fit for your farm? Scan the photo gallery below for fresh choices from leading seed breeders and distributors.
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Blonde Beauty (Rupp Seeds)
‘Blonde Beauty’ is a hybrid from the ‘Slickpik’ series. Spineless petioles provide less painful picking. A standard commercial shape with an open plant, make this yellow summer squash a desirable package all around! Regions U.S. and Canada. Matures in 40 days.
https://www.ruppseeds.com/vegetables/products/squash/summer-squash/summer-yellow/blonde-beauty
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Butterfingers (Johnny's Selected Seeds)
Disease package: IR: PM
An exceptionally high-yielding straight-neck. ‘Butterfingers’ produces impressive yields borne on an upright, open plant. The plants are spineless, which eliminates fruit scarring and makes harvesting fast and pain free. Glossy, lemon-yellow fruits have bright-green stems. It’s available only as organic seed. This variety is widely adapted. Matures in 52 days.
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Cash Machine F1 (Enza Zaden, Harris Seeds / Garden Trends Inc.)
Disease package: IR: WMV, ZYMV, CMV, PM
‘Cash Machine F1’ is a high quality medium, dark-green zucchini. It has light flecking and a small blossom scar. Compact upright plants make it the best choice for high tunnels, and double row plantings in the field. It’s well adapted and matures in 45 days.
https://www.harrisseeds.com/products/12909-squash-cash-machine-f1?variant=39988516257864
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Cougar F1 (HM.Clause, Harris Seeds / Garden Trends Inc.)
‘Cougar’ boasts high fruit quality, carrying the precocious yellow gene which masks the symptoms of WMV and CMV on the fruit. Fruit are produced on large bush plants and will have a yellow stem. This summer squash is well adapted. Matures in 50 days.
https://www.harrisseeds.com/products/00809-squash-cougar-f1?variant=28917526417
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Grandprize (Syngenta Vegetable Seeds, Gowan Seed Company)
Disease package: IR: Px, WMV, ZYMV
“Grandprize’ has a classy fruit appearance and is very productive squash. A glossy, deep-yellow fruit with strong outer walls, and excellent disease package. The plant is erect, semi-open with reduced spines. Matures in 42 days.
https://www.syngenta-wholesale-vegetables.com/products/grandprize
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Green Machine (Rupp Seeds)
Disease package: CMV, DM, WMV, ZYMV
‘Green Machine” is a widely adaptable summer squash. It is a high yielding variety, and has a strong semi-open plant. An excellent disease package! Regions U.S. and Canada. Matures in 45 days.
https://www.ruppseeds.com/vegetables/products/squash/summer-squash/summer-green/green-machine
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GVS 48050 F-1 Hybrid (Golden Valley Seed)
Disease package: CMV (2), ZYMV, CMV, WMV, PMR, DMR
The plant has a bush that is compact. The fruit is blocky with a slight taper. The interior is greenish white. The exterior coloring is pale green with flecks. This summer squash average size is 12 centimeters in length. ‘GVS 48050 F1’ is a hybrid Grey Zucchini, Vert d’Alger type, suitable for fresh markets, and home gardens. Regions: Mexico, North Africa, and Middle Eastern Markets. Approximately 45 days to maturity.
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Kefren (Johnny's Selected Seeds)
Disease package: IR: PM, PRSV, ZYMV, WMV
Type: Green Zuchini
‘Kefren’ has very few spines and an open, upright plant habit (for easy harvesting and minimal fruit scarring). The medium, dark-green fruits snap off cleanly with a simple twist, no blade needed, so they can be easily harvested. A broad disease package helps insure a lengthy harvest. Enjoy heavy yields with less labor and fewer culls. Widely adapted. Matures in 50 days.
https://www.johnnyseeds.com/vegetables/squash/summer-squash/kefren-f1-zucchini-squash-seed-5027.html
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Kefren RZ (Rijk Zwaan)
Disease package: PM
‘Kefren RZ’ is a green zucchini with elegant, dark green and regular fruits. It is a very healthy upright plant (with strong fruit attachment) that facilitates knifeless, hand harvest. It has a strong resistance to powdery mildew. The planting period is late spring through early summer. Adaptable throughout U.S. Matures in 43 to 45 days, depending on region.
https://www.rijkzwaanusa.com/find-your-variety/squash/kefren-rz
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LAZOR (Seedway)
Disease package: IR: ZYMV
‘Lazor’ is an exceptionally firm, smooth fruit. It alleviates some of the “roughness” typical of first picks. Its’ thick and sturdy neck promotes easy handling. This yellow straightneck has attractive glossy skin.
Matures in 42 days.
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Lunar Eclipse F1 (Terra Organics)
‘Lunar Eclipse F1’ is a pale-green, pie-shaped squash with scalloped edges. It has fine textured flesh, and heavy yields. Region, U.S. and perfect for the fresh market. Matures in 40 days.
https://www.seedsbydesign.com/seed/Squash-Hybrid-Lunar-Eclipse-F1-Terra-Organics
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Moonbeam F1 (Seeds by Design)
‘Moonbeam F1’ has a semi-open, bush habit. This squash variety has fine textured flesh. Region, U.S. and ideal for the fresh market. Matures in 45 days.
https://www.seedsbydesign.com/seed/Squash-Hybrid-Moonbeam-F1
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Partial Eclipse F1 (Seeds by Design)
‘Particial Eclipse F1’ is a white-scalloped squash, with contrasting green-radial stripes. It has a firm and tasty flesh. Region, U.S. and matures in 50 days. A nice fresh market squash variety.
https://www.seedsbydesign.com/seed/Squash-Hybrid-Partial-Eclipse-F1
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Renegade (Enza Zaden, Seedway)
Disease package: HR: PRSV, WMV, ZYMV, IR: Px, CMV
‘Renegade’ is a high quality medium, dark-green summer squash, with light flecking. It’s high yielding, open and erect plant with early male flowers that help with early yields. There are minimal spines on the petioles. Matures in 48 days.
https://www.enzazaden.com/us/products-and-services/our-products/summer-sq
https://www.seedway.com/product/renegade-zucchini-treated-seed/squash/Renegade%20F1
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Spineless Perfection (Syngenta Vegetable Seeds, Gowan Seed Company)
Disease package: IR: Px, WMV, ZYMV
‘Spineless Perfection’ produces high glossy, rich-green colored, hybrid zucchini on an open, upright plant. They are easy to pick. The plant is strong, open, and upright with spineless leaves and petioles. A classic spineless beauty! Matures in 44 days.
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Tribute (Harris Moran, Stokes Seeds)
Disease package: IR: PRSV, Px, WMV, ZYMV
‘Tribute’ is a hybrid zucchini that has a very high yielding, dark-green fruit; that is straight and cylindrical. It grows on a medium-upright plant, with open vine. Matures in 50 to 55 days.
https://us.stokeseeds.com/hybridsquash-tribute-0890264t.html
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Triumph (Sakata Seed America, Stokes Seeds Inc.)
Disease package: IR: PRSV, WMV, ZYMV
A medium-dark green zucchini with reduced spines, and open plant architecture, for easy harvest. ‘Triumph’s average length is 7.5 inches. This hybrid has excellent yield potential and wide market adaptability. Matures in 44 days.
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Blonde Beauty (Rupp Seeds)
Butterfingers (Johnny's Selected Seeds)
Cash Machine F1 (Enza Zaden, Harris Seeds / Garden Trends Inc.)
Cougar F1 (HM.Clause, Harris Seeds / Garden Trends Inc.)
Grandprize (Syngenta Vegetable Seeds, Gowan Seed Company)
Green Machine (Rupp Seeds)
GVS 48050 F-1 Hybrid (Golden Valley Seed)
Kefren (Johnny's Selected Seeds)
Kefren RZ (Rijk Zwaan)
LAZOR (Seedway)
Lunar Eclipse F1 (Terra Organics)
Moonbeam F1 (Seeds by Design)
Partial Eclipse F1 (Seeds by Design)
Renegade (Enza Zaden, Seedway)
Spineless Perfection (Syngenta Vegetable Seeds, Gowan Seed Company)
Tribute (Harris Moran, Stokes Seeds)
Triumph (Sakata Seed America, Stokes Seeds Inc.)
Disease Abbreviation Key:
CMV: Cucumber Mosaic Virus
DM: Downy Mildew
IR: Intermediate resistance
PM: Powdery Mildew
PMR: Powdery Mildew Resistance
PRSV: Papaya Ringspot Virus
Px: Powdery mildew caused by Podosphaeria xanthii (ex Sphaerotheca fuliginea)
WMV: Watermelon Mosaic Virus
ZYMV: Zucchini Yellows Mosaic Virus
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Carol Miller is the Lead Editor of American Vegetable Grower®, a Meister Media Worldwide publication. See all author stories here.