Courgette - Black Beauty

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Courgette - Black Beauty

  • Courgette - Black Beauty

  • A dependable cropper of delicious long courgettes with dark green skin.
  • From $4.00
Generosity Price $8.00 (+$4.00):
Low-income Price $3.00 (-$1.00):
Support Price $6.00 (+$2.00):
Sustainability Price $4.00:

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OH I have always thought of this courgette as the standard to compare others to. Perhaps this is because this is the first courgette I grew and ate early on in my career.  Black Beauty originated from an ancient Italian line by the name of Green Milan which was introduced to the US market in the 1920s.  By 1957, a refined strain, developed by John Scarchuk at the Connecticut Agricultural Experiment Station, was named Black Beauty and won the prestigious All-America Selections (AAS) award in 1957. Since then, it has been known to be a dependable cropper of delicious long courgettes with dark green skin.

Sow in Spring once a month through to early Summer for continuous supply. Sow in trays in a glasshouse and prick out to 4cm diagonal spacing when true leaves appear. Transplant into fertile soil at 50cm diagonal spacing in direct sun.

15 seeds.