General Information
A beautiful squash with deep, dark emerald green saturation. Not as readily available as most other baby squash varieties, but well worth asking for! Scalloped, smooth edges with a rounder shape than the Green Pattypan. See Acorn Squash, Baby for additional information.
History
Squashes are of New World origin, their importance as a crop evolving during the pre-Colombia era in the Americas. Summer zucchini varieties, however saw much of their development in Italy, generations after their introduction from the New World, which can attribute to zucchini’s placement within Italy’s culinary history. Dubbed garden overachievers, summer squash varieties are considered easy to grow, thriving in full sun, warm weather and rich moist organic soil. Summer squash varieties (free of pests, specifically vine borers) will bear at least two to three abundant harvests of fruit per season.
