15 Zucchini and Squash Varieties to Add to Your Crop Mix
Compare the disease packages, growing regions, and features to find the varieties that work best for you.
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Blonde Beauty from Rupp Seeds
Length: 5 to 7 inches
Days to Maturity: 40
Region(s): Eastern U.S.
Other: Spineless petioles provide less painful picking. 'Blonde Beauty' has a standard commercial shape with open plant. -
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Calabonita RZ from Rijk Zwaan
Length: 7 to 8 inches
Disease Package: Resistance to zucchini yellow mosaic virus (ZYMV) and powdery mildew (Px) caused by Podosphaeria xanthii (ex Sphaerotheca fuliginea)
Days to Maturity: 40
Region(s): Adaptable to many growing conditions and climates.
Other: High yield and excellent post-harvest shelf life. Good maturity and fruit setting in the heat. Long cylindrical green fruit color with flecking. -
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Dunja F1 Organic from Vitalis Organic Seed and Harris Seeds Organic
Disease Package: Intermdiate resistance to powdery mildew (PM), papaya ring spot virus (PRSV), watermelon mosaic virus (WMV), and ZYMV
Days to Maturity: 45
Region(s): Any
Other: Shiny, finely speckled, dark green fruit are produced in high yields on vigorous plants. The compact plants offer an open habit for easy harvest of high quality fruit. -
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Endeavor from Sakata Seed America
Length: 7 inches, diameter: 2 inches
Disease package: Intermediate resistance to PRSV, powdery mildew caused by Sphaerotheca fuliginea (Sf), WMV, and ZYMV
Days to Maturity: 45 from direct seed
Region(s): Suitable for many growing regions.
Other: Endeavor is a vigorous-growing variety that yields large, small-spined fruit that are medium dark green and glossy. Plant has a nice open habit. -
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Fiesta from Sakata Seed America
Length: 7 inches. Diameter: 2 inches
Days to Maturity: 45 from direct seed
Other: Fiesta offers spineless petioles, which produce outstanding yields with minimal harvest damage. The open plant habit allows for ease of harvest for the uniformly shaped and sized fruit. -
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Golden Glory from Syngenta and Harris Seeds
Type: Golden zucchini
Disease Package: Intermediate resistance to PM, WMV, and ZYMV
Days to Maturity: 50
Region(s): Any
Other: Semi-spineless petioles and an upright open plant habit make for easy harvest of blemish-free fruit. High yields of medium-dark yellow fruit are produced season-long. -
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Grand Grandprize from Syngenta and Stokes Seedsprize from Syngenta
Length: 6 to 7 inches
Color: Deep yellow
Disease Package: Intermediate resistance to Px, WMV, and ZMYV
Days to Maturity: 42
Other: Glossy, deep-yellow fruit with strong outer walls; erect, semi-open plant with reduced spines; great plant vigor and arch; enhanced disease package. -
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Green Star from Clifton Seed Company
Length: Classical cylindrical zucchini shape
Disease Package: High resistance to ZYMV Intermediate resistance to cucumber mosaic virus (CMV), PRSV, and WMV
Days to Maturity: Mid early
Other: Medium dark green fruits, with good flecking on the fruits, skin is tough won’t scar easily. Plant is open for easy picking. -
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GVS 48025 VR F1 from Golden Valley Seed
Disease Package: WMV and ZYMV; Resistance to downy mildew (DMR) and PM
Days to Maturity: 45
Other: The plant has a bush that is large and upright. The fruit is cylindrical. The interior is greenish white. Exterior coloring is light green. The harvesting size averages 14 - 15 cm. in length. -
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Liberty from U.S. Agriseeds and Rupp Seeds
Length: 8 inches
Disease Package: PRSV, WMV, and zucchini yellows
Days to Maturity: 45
Region(s): East
Other: Strong, open, and spineless plant promotes ease of picking and less damage at harvest. Attractive, glossy fruit maintain a clindrical shape and twist off easily at harvest. -
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Peter Pan F1 from Seeds by Design
Length: 2 to 3 inches scalloped fruit
Days to maturity: 45 from sowing
Region(s): All U.S. -
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Smooth Criminal from Seneca Vegetable Research, Inc. and Rispens Seeds, Inc.
Length: 6 inches; straight neck
Days to Maturity: 47
Regions: Midwest, Northeast U.S.
Other: Green stem yellow squash on a nearly spineless plant for much less fruit scarring. -
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Spineless King from Syngenta and Seedway, LLC
Length: Fancy grade: 7 to 8 inches
Disease Package: Intermediate resistance to Sf, WMV, ZYMV
Days to Maturity: 45
Region(s): Best suited for commercially adapted growing regions.
Other: Combines productivity with great qualities for easy harvest - strong open bush, spineless plant, and firm fruit. Shows the medium-dark color the market demands as well as a glossy, fresh appearance. -
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Spineless Supreme from Syngenta and Harris Seed
Color: Medium-dark green
Disease Package: Intermediate resistance to CMV, Px, WMV, and ZMYV
Days to Maturity: 44
Other: Glossy, club-shaped fruit; spineless petioles reduce likelihood of fruit damage during harvest; improved disease and virus resistance package keeps plant healthy throughout season to maximize yield. -
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Total Eclipse F1 from Terra Organics
Length: 2 to 3 inches scalloped fruit
Days to Maturity: 50 from sowing
Region(s): All U.S.
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Blonde Beauty from Rupp Seeds
Calabonita RZ from Rijk Zwaan
Dunja F1 Organic from Vitalis Organic Seed and Harris Seeds Organic
Endeavor from Sakata Seed America
Fiesta from Sakata Seed America
Golden Glory from Syngenta and Harris Seeds
Grand Grandprize from Syngenta and Stokes Seedsprize from Syngenta
Green Star from Clifton Seed Company
GVS 48025 VR F1 from Golden Valley Seed
Liberty from U.S. Agriseeds and Rupp Seeds
Peter Pan F1 from Seeds by Design
Smooth Criminal from Seneca Vegetable Research, Inc. and Rispens Seeds, Inc.
Spineless King from Syngenta and Seedway, LLC
Spineless Supreme from Syngenta and Harris Seed
Total Eclipse F1 from Terra Organics
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Carol Miller is Editor of American Vegetable Grower. See all author stories here.