Squash - Summer Zucchini - Baby Round

Do you love summer squash but grow enough each year for a small army? Try Baby Round or Ronde de Nice (as the French call it). Harvest as soon as squash reaches at least 1 inch in diameter and up to 5 inches in length. Plant in the spring, 2 to 4 weeks after the last average frost date. The Squash Summer Baby Round Zucchini, 'Cucurbita pepo', is a tasty, unique French heirloom is not available at grocery stores. Squash are most tender and flavorful when young. Squash prefers well drained, rich soil with lots of organic matter. The useful 1 to 5 inch squash can be stuffed with delicate delights, steamed and eaten as any summer squash, and has a unique blossom attachment for edible flower use. ... more