Zuchetta Tromba D'Albenga

[ian]

Hi, I have more italian seeds which I need advice on. May be Don Vincenzo can help me out. Tromba D'Albenga. The picture on the packet looks like a vegetable that is a cross between a marow and a squash. Has anyone grown this variety in this country? I was planning on growing them as I would a courgette, but I'm not sure wether they will trail or grow bushy? Do they store like a squash or go off quickly like a courgette?

[Two_Sheds]

http://www.hedging.co.uk/acatalog/In..._Of_Italy.html
Lazy me, I Googled it: what a strange vegetable!
Interesting looking curved courgette with a bulbous end from near Milan, in the cool north of Italy. Good meaty flavour. Sow from mid March to August and crop from June till October. Reviews and growing advice at:
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/56773/index.html

[Don Vincenzo]

Hi, I have more italian seeds which I need advice on. May be Don Vincenzo can help me out. Tromba D'Albenga. The picture on the packet looks like a vegetable that is a cross between a marow and a squash. Has anyone grown this variety in this country? I was planning on growing them as I would a courgette, but I'm not sure wether they will trail or grow bushy? Do they store like a squash or go off quickly like a courgette?

Hi Ian
I used to grow Zucca Tromba D'Albenga. It is a climbing variety but it can be left trailing in the ground. Left to maturity they store quite well like any other squash, try some at young stage as they would taste better. It has a quite firm flesh on the yellow - orange. Tastes similar to any other squash.
My best regards
Don Vincenzo