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'Black Beauty' Squash - Summer |
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Zucchini
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Zucchini type. Upright, easy-to-pick plants bear cylindrical, dark-green to almost-black, 6- to 8-inch fruit with only slight flecking. All America Selction in 1957.
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AAS Winner in the year 1957
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44-64
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| Seed Sources: |
Seed Savers Exchange - updated in 2014
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| Rating Summary |
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Overall: (4.9 Stars)
Taste: (4.8 Stars)
Yield: (4.4 Stars)
Ease/Reliability: (4.8 Stars) |
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Number of Reviews: 8
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KEY: O=Overall Rating, T=Taste, Y=Yield, E=Ease
Reviewed on 01/20/2016 by
casual gardener
- An experienced gardener
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Denton, Texas, United States
Frost Free Season: More than 203 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This is a very productive plant. The favorite squash of my family.
I let some grow really large on purpose and make bread and butter pickles out of them.
I'm also a big fan of the flowers. I dredge whole squash flowers in pancake or cornbread batter, and then cook them like little bell shaped pancakes.
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Reviewed on 05/18/2012 by
farmerdill
- An experienced gardener
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Richmond, Georgia, United States
Frost Free Season: 183 - 203 days
Soil Texture: Sand
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| One of the best dark green open pollinated zucchini. Vigorous vine , good yields, excellent appearance. Does well here. |
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Reviewed on 09/22/2011 by
HartsdaleNY
- A novice gardener
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Westchester, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Not Sure
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| I cannot try other varieties because this is so easy to grow. I grow two plants in a large self-watering container. Harvested 16 last year, roughly 20 this year within 1 month period; I pull them out in late July to empty the container for Okura/peppers. |
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Reviewed on 02/09/2010 by
Joseph L
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Cache, Utah, United States
Frost Free Season: Fewer than 103 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| Great tasting summer squash that starts producing early, and keeps producing until frost, so long as the vines are kept picked. I've never noticed a pest or disease problem on this variety. |
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Reviewed on 10/05/2009 by
MarioC
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Sullivan, New Hampshire, United States
Frost Free Season: 103 - 123 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Large - More than 1,600 square feet (40' x 40')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| Easy to grow in good years and bad. Forgiving to the beginning gardener. Good taste with strong flowers (which are good for culinary uses). With balanced, fertile soil, there is little need for mid-season fertilizing or side crop dressing. In northern New England zones, this is a solid provider. |
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Reviewed on 05/16/2009 by
Rebecca from Norwich
- An intermediate gardener
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Chenango, New York, United States
Frost Free Season: 123 - 143 days
Soil Texture: Loam
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: 6 to 8 hours per day
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| I've grown this variety for a few years now, and never have a loss of tasty zucchini of all sizes. Produces for a long time! |
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Reviewed on 01/09/2008 by
Lewis
- An intermediate gardener
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Cumberland, Illinois, United States
Frost Free Season: 143 - 163 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Medium - 400 square feet to 1,600 square feet
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This zucchini produced huge fruits! I would check on it every couple days and in just that time the zucchini's grew to over a pound each! The leaves are nice and big to shield the fruit from the sun. I grew this variety between my corn rows, and that worked wonderfully. In mid summer, they either dried up or were killed by cutworms, but by then I had plenty of zucchini. |
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Reviewed on 05/19/2006 by
plainolebill
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Benton, Oregon, United States
Frost Free Season: 163 - 183 days
Soil Texture: Clay
Garden Size: Small - Less than 400 square feet (20' x 20')
Sun Exposure: More than 8 hours per day
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| This variety tastes better than the standard everyday zucchini. It isn't quite as prolific but we've never had any shortage of fruit. |
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