Gourd (Lagenaria siceraria)
Cucuzzi gourds, also known as, Serpente di Sicilia, are a variety of bottle gourd originally from Sicily. Cucuzzi are such a fun variety to grow! The young gourds are edible and make a wonderful soup and the mature gourds hollow and cure for crafts and containers.
Gourds grow on long vines up to 20 ft. and we recommend trellising on an arch so that the fruits hang. The beautiful white flowers have a wonderful melon fragrance in the evening and early in the morning.
Origin: We brought the parent seed of our Cucuzzi back to our garden from Mercato di San Remo. This wonderful food market in the heart of San Remo, Italy has a wide range of local produce and young cucuzzi are always plentiful. Several of our seed varieties originated from this market (Borlotti beans, Geovese basil, a few varieties of lettuce in our mix and Tromboncino squash). The kids’ grandparents live just across the border in Nice, France and we make a point of visiting the market in San Remo whenever we visit them.
( Approximately 15 seeds per packet)
Germination rate: 80% - tested 9/15/24
Planting Instructions: Sow 3 seeds 1" deep on mounds spaced 12"apart. Sow in spring after frost in full sun and trellis.
