The zucchini is one of the vegetables that are easy to grow, both in the garden and on the balcony. Given the wide variety of varieties, it is difficult to choose between yellow, green and striped varieties in an elongated or pumpkin shape.
Which types of zucchini are recommended?
Popular zucchini varieties include Diamant F1, Coucourzelle, Gold Rush F1 Hybride, Black Forest F1, Soleil, Leila F1, Patiostar F1, Zucchini de Nice à Fruit Rond, One Ball F1 Hybride and Tondo Chiaro Di Nizza. They differ in color, shape and resistance to disease.
The right choice
When selecting zucchini, the following applies: what tastes delicious and also looks good is grown. Green zucchini are known everywhere, but do you also know the golden yellow and white striped Siesta F1 variety? A real eye-catcher in the vegetable patch.
Zucchini are annual plants and must be replanted every year. A tasty variety will always find a place in your garden. If you like to experiment, you can grow a new variety every year.
The elongated zucchini – classic green or golden yellow
- Diamant F1: shiny, green fruit with smooth skin, robust, high yield
- Coucourzelle: mildly aromatic fruit with creamy white-light green stripes, up to 30 cm long
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Gold Rush F1 hybrid: yellow fruit, up to 25 cm long, suitable for freezing, harvest from June, also for unfavorable conditionsWeather conditions
- Black Forest F1: 10 - 25 cm long, green fruits, climbing zucchini, for outdoors, balconies, greenhouses
- Soleil: golden yellow fruits, delicate and aromatic, very productive
- Leila F1: compact plant with small, dark green fruits (15cm tall), also available as high-yielding organic Zucchini
- Patiostar F1: compact growth, suitable for cultivation in containers, dark green fruits
Pumpkin shaped zucchini
- Zucchini de Nice à Fruit Rond: light green fruits, suitable for stuffing
- One Ball F1 hybrid: yellow, round fruits, 10 – 15 cm tall, particularly productive
- Tondo Chiaro Di Nizza: slightly ridged, light green fruits
- Floridor F1: apple-sized, yellow fruit, pleasantly aromatic and delicate
- Eight Ball F1 hybrid: dark green fruits, 10 – 15 cm tall, well suited for hollowing out
- Mini zucchini Piccolo F1: fruits are dark green with light stripes, harvest the size of a chicken egg
These varieties are resistant to diseases
- against powdery mildew: Anissa F1, Diamant F1 Hybride, Soleil, Mastil F1, Leila F1
- Defender: dark green fruits, plant is naturally resistant to cucumber mosaic virus
- Mirza F1: 3-fold resistant to powdery mildew, yellow spot virus, melon mosaic virus, shiny, dark green fruits
Tips & Tricks
If you are looking for particularly high-yielding varieties, you should try the varieties “Coucourzelle”, “Diamant” and “Soleil”. Especially in unfavorable weather conditions, the “Partenon F1” with its green fruits produces high yields.