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    Sicilian snake seeds please

    I'd dearly love to grow some of these this year. Also known as Cucuzzi or snake gourds. Does anyone have a couple of seeds spare?

    I can swap heirloom tomatoes, beans and other squashes, as well as most other kinds of seed - just let me know what you're after!

    Thanks
    Kris

    I child-proofed my house, but they still manage to get in.

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    Cucuzze, snakes of sicily

    Hi Kris
    I have some seeds to spare, please send a PM with your address and I will send some to you.
    Regards
    Don Vincenzo
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    • #3
      Originally posted by Don Vincenzo View Post
      Hi Kris
      I have some seeds to spare, please send a PM with your address and I will send some to you.
      Regards
      Don Vincenzo
      Golly they look very interesting!! Pardon my ignorance but are they like cucumber or like courgette or am I on the wrong track completely?
      Happy Gardening,
      Shirley

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      • #4
        Cucuzze

        They are like courgettes but the taste is far superior, they require quite a bit of attention and hand pollination is almost essential.
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        • #5
          Just how tall is that?!
          Happy Gardening,
          Shirley

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          • #6
            cucuzze

            4 foot, but they grow even lorger, my record is 8 foot
            Don Vincenzo
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            • #7
              Now that is a scary vegetable!!! Almost as long as my car!!
              Happy Gardening,
              Shirley

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              • #8
                Don you kindly sent me two packets of seeds back last Autumn, so I have sent some out to a friend in Spain who grows veg out there. Hoping to see how they get on with them when we (hopefully) go out for a holiday. So that'll be your snakes growing from Shetland to Guaro (Malaga Province)!
                ~
                Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway.
                ~ Mary Kay Ash

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                • #9
                  Cucuzze

                  Originally posted by JennieAtkinson View Post
                  Don you kindly sent me two packets of seeds back last Autumn, so I have sent some out to a friend in Spain who grows veg out there. Hoping to see how they get on with them when we (hopefully) go out for a holiday. So that'll be your snakes growing from Shetland to Guaro (Malaga Province)!
                  Hi Jennie
                  the cucuzze seeds also went to Thailand, Australia, New Zealand, USA and many other places thanks to Carboot sales and Ebay. It will be interesting to see each other results.
                  Regards
                  Don Vincenzo

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                  • #10
                    Nice to know that they are all yours Don. I must remember that they are cucuzze seeds (sounds like jacquzze - don't know how you spell that!)
                    ~
                    Aerodynamically the bumblebee shouldn't be able to fly, but the bumblebee doesn't know that so it goes on flying anyway.
                    ~ Mary Kay Ash

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                    • #11
                      Don sent me two packets too and I gave one to my Mum in Spain. So we'll be doing a proper international trial!

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                      • #12
                        Hi,

                        Quick question, Don kindly send me some of these with instructions but I am not sure if they are best sown indoors or out?

                        What is everyone else doing?

                        Thanks, Mandy

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                        • #13
                          Originally posted by mandyballantyne View Post
                          Hi,

                          Quick question, Don kindly send me some of these with instructions but I am not sure if they are best sown indoors or out?

                          What is everyone else doing?

                          Thanks, Mandy
                          Hello Mandy
                          Sow them indoors just like courgettes, remember that they don't like cold weather and easily killed by frost. I haven't started with mine yet or anything else yet beside pigletwillie banana shallots which are growing quite happily in a cold greenhouse. I start indoors sowing in a heated propagator on the first of march each year (tomorrow) and from then there is no stop!!!!!!! I will start my sicilian snake seeds on the 1st April but if you have a large greenhouse you could try some of the seeds in a heated propagator.
                          My best regards
                          Don Vincenzo

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                          • #14
                            Thanks Don,

                            I will hold off until April as I really want to try these, I start them off indoors and gradually transfer them to the greenhouse before palnting out.

                            Where are you? I may need to start a few weeks later up here.

                            Thanks again, Mandy

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                            • #15
                              Hi Mandy
                              I live in Sutton Surrey
                              use your common sense and you will be allright. I will keep the forum informed
                              Ciao
                              Don Vincenzo

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