Squash 'longue de Nice'

Late, vigorous, running, and sprawling variety.
The flesh is firm, sweet and has a butterscotch flavour.
It can be harvested early in the season and cooked like a courgette or harvested in autumn and cooked like a squash.
The fruits can be 1 m long!
They store well for several months in a ventilated cellar.


Type of soil: Rich and light. Fertiliser recommended.
Sowing time: From April to June.
Harvest time: From August to October.
Site: Full sun.


Sowing technique:
- Sow 5 to 6 seeds together 2 cm deep and 75 cm apart, in rows 1 m apart.
- Keep only the strongest plant of the seed hole, six weeks after growing.


Care:
- Water infrequently but generously, avoid watering the leaves.
- Hoe regularly.
- Spread mulch to encourage the crop.