Common Name

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Cavili from Courgette Family

Botanical Name

Cucurbita pepo 'Cavili'

Growing Instructions

The soil should be slightly acid in full sun so Sandy soil mulched with 4" (100mm) deep with manure (Cow is best because it has no seeds in it) the previous autumn is best. Dig this in, then sow 3 seeds per site at 1 inch (25mm) deep and 3 feet (900mm) apart each way. Thin to 1 seedling per site after germination.

Distance between plants per

Row in ground:..3 feet (900mm)
25cm (10") pot:.1
Growbag:..........2

Sowing and Harvesting Times

Sow in greenhouse:............April-May
Plant out from under glass:..
Sow outdoors:....................End of May
Plant plug plants:................
Transplant outdoor sowings:.
Harvest period:...................July-October

Plant in Rotation Type
 

Companion Planting: Main Crop A

4-Year Rotation: Legume

Height x Spread in feet

Foliage Colour

Dark Green

Food Colour

Green

Good Companions

Bean, Mint, Nasturtium, Radish, Sweetcorn and Basil

Bad Companions

Potato

Culinary Use

Steam as vegetable or use for stir-fries and kebabs.

Comment

Available as seed from Dobies.