Eight Ball Zucchini Plant
Plants have a bush like growing habit and will average 18 tall and 2 wide.
Eight ball zucchini plant. On mar 20 2006 wuvie from hulbert ok zone 7a wrote. Fruits are best harvested at 3 4 in size and will become spongy if allowed to get too large. Eight ball squash may be substituted for zucchini in most recipes. Ten years ago we introduced roly poly the first round zucchini to gardeners great delight.
Eight ball quash may also be steamed baked roasted or grilled as you would other summer squash. David s garden seeds zucchini round eight ball sl2624 green 25 non gmo hybrid seeds. The size and shape of this summer squash variety are ideal for stuffing. Compact plants produce a generous crop all season long.
Eight ball squash is a hybrid zucchini that was an all american selections winner in 1999. Now rolling this way is eight ball a round little charmer that is bold glossy and with a deep forest green skin. It produces all season long. Loaded with delicious nutty buttery flavor eight ball makes a fantastic stuffer.
Space additional zucchini plants at least 2 feet apart along the trellis using the same spacing you would if the squash grew along the ground. Consider compact dwarf plants such as cue ball gold rush eight ball especially if you re growing zucchini in a smaller container. You can also use it as a bowl and scoop out the seeds and fill it with dip or salad. Eight ball squash has a nutty yet buttery flavor with a firm texture.
Perfect size for one throw in two for a couple. This variety is an easy to grow round zucchini which is ideal for small gardens. They ll keep coming too till they run your table. Being such a versatile vegetable the eight ball squash can be used raw baked fried steamed stuffed and has excellent flavor.
The eight ball is the perfect squash for those like myself who eat squash as a meal in the summer. Its earliness might well give you your first ripe squash of the season. 4 8 out of 5 stars 8. F1 the plant produces heavy yields of 4 round summer squash.
This zucchini squash has shiny speckled green colors and is the size of a billiard ball. This gourmet squash is great for stuffing or grilling. The plant s open bush habit should please both home and market growers. Attach the zucchini plant vines to the trellis once.
Eight ball has the sweetness and squash flavor previously missing from round zucchini the type most like the mexican calabacita. Approximate seeds per pack. Slice off the top stem end scoop out some of the interior and fill with meats cheeses or nuts and grains.