PlantFiles Pictures: Climbing Zucchini, Zucchetta Rampicante, ItalianTrombone Squash (Cucurbita mosch

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Author Content Horseshoe Efland, NC (Zone 7a) December 08, 2003 02:59 PM Post #726876 Climbing Zucchini,Tromboncino, Trombocino, Zucchetta Rampicante, Italian Trombone Squash 'Tromba d'Albenga' Cucurbita moschata Here is a beaut, coming in at around 34 inches! http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/56773/ Click the image for an enlarged view. roshana Jacksonville, IL (Zone 5a) December 10, 2003 11:00 AM Post #728161 WOW! That really is a beaut!. I've added it to my list for next year. I like the way it stays slim and that all the seeds are in the bulbous part. Thanks for posting it. Horseshoe Efland, NC (Zone 7a) December 10, 2003 12:24 PM Post #728242 It's delish, roshana! Some of them will get fatter, it seems the ones growing on the ground do, plus they curl! (More pics in the Plant Data Base.) roshana Jacksonville, IL (Zone 5a) December 11, 2003 12:16 AM Post #728762 Thanks, Shoe. I think I've seen them. Can't wait to have that in my garden! ButterflyGardnr Orlando, FL (Zone 9b) December 13, 2003 12:56 PM Post #730258 Shoe, is that plant safe to grow? Just curious to know if it takes over the garden like the other zucchinis can! I remember my mom mowing down the zuchinni plants as a child (when hacking them back with a machete was ineffective). They were out of control! Horseshoe Efland, NC (Zone 7a) December 13, 2003 10:01 PM Post #730551 First year growing them, Butterfly! If you're short of space I'd definitely grow upwards! (Trellis, fence, corn, etc.) I'm thinking of growing them on our deck this coming season, like I did gourds one years. They'd make a great sunscreen (if they grow high enuff!) and we could walk outside the kitchen door, pick our yummies, walk back in and get to cooking! Shelly221 Denver, CO (Zone 5b) December 13, 2003 10:08 PM Post #730556 Thats a great pic HorseShoe! I have never seen anything like that thang! Neat! Horseshoe Efland, NC (Zone 7a) December 14, 2003 02:27 PM Post #730891 Thanks, shelly. They're quite a conversation piece! Another member here at DG sent me the seeds when I saw pics of hers. I just HAD to grow them! twoacres Halifax, NS (Zone 5a) February 09, 2004 10:31 AM Post #776884 Please help Looking everywhere for some of these climbing zuc seeds with no luck as yet. Can anyone tell me where to buy them?? I live in Nova Scotia and will mail order to where ever. Thanks for any info...twoacres Horseshoe Efland, NC (Zone 7a) February 09, 2004 11:08 AM Post #776904 twoacres, Pinetree Seeds offers them. They are in Maine so shouldn't be too much for shipping them to you. http://www.superseeds.com If they are sold out let me know. I have some from these pics but not yet sure of the germination rate. twoacres Halifax, NS (Zone 5a) February 12, 2004 04:28 PM Post #779989 Thank you Horsehoe...and what a wonderful catalogue Pinetree has. Will 2 acres be enough is the worry now! Horseshoe Efland, NC (Zone 7a) February 12, 2004 04:46 PM Post #780010 HAH! Well, they ARE vines that really 'decorate' the place! (As a back up I ordered a pack of seeds from Pinetree also.) I'm sure I'll be setting mine out much earlier than I did last year. Hope you do well with yours. Take pics if you can! Happy Gardening!

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