Use the long thin section at the top of the tromboncino fruit to cook with; it’s seedless and has a lovely sweet flavour. The rounded end contains seeds, but the flesh around them is just as tasty. Use a spoon to remove the seeds before cooking. Treat your tromboncino like a regular squash or as a courgette substitute in dishes. Greens – Swiss Chard, Kale, Spinach, Beet Greens – stalks removed and greens sliced or torn into bite-sized pieces

Sow your tromboncino seeds on their edge in trays of moist seed compost. Keep the trays on a sunny windowsill or in a heated propagator. The seeds should germinate within seven to ten days if kept between 15ºC and 20ºC. Grow your own animal feed right on the homestead! Learn the benefits and how to grow tromboncino squash as a dual-purpose crop for man or beast. Sowing Outdoors: Sow after the last frost when the soil temperature is over 70 º F. Sow a few seeds every 36-48".Place your tromboncino seeds in trays with moist seed compost and place them in a heated propagator or on a sunny windowsill. If kept at 15oC to 20oC, the seeds will germinate in seven to ten working days. Best with: Garlic, basil, oregano; Italian cheeses (Parmesan, ricotta, mozzarella); cinnamon and sage for savory soups; lemon or orange for splash of citrus; tomatoes and other complimentary summer vegetables like eggplant Dual purpose. Fruit can be eaten fresh in summer, like a zucchini or summer squash, or cured and stored for the winter like a pumpkin.

Lend a hand with pollination: Like all cucurbits, the flowers may need help with pollination, so consult this guide to give the flowers a helping hand. You may choose to restrict the collection or use of your personal information in the following ways: A single tromboncino plant can produce six fruits enough fruit to feed two people for a whole summer. Each fruit can weigh in at 800g to 1kg. How to grow them?In colder areas of Australia sow Tromboncino Squash seeds from October to December, in temperate regions sow from September to January, in subtropical regions sow from July to March, in tropical areas sow during the dry season from March to October. Sow Tromboncino Squash seeds 2cm deep spacing plants about 60cm apart to allow sufficient room for growth. Tromboncino Squash seeds take between 7 and 13 days to germinate. In season: Mid-late summer through Fall – Earlier in the season, treat like a summer squash; later in the season, peel and treat like a winter squash.

Fortunately, we’ve found a few varieties that, for us, really fit the bill, and one of our absolutely most favorites is tromboncino (also known as ‘vining zucchini’ or ‘zucchetta rampicante’). We grow hundreds or even thousands of pounds every year, and it is one of the reasons our farm buys almost no feed. Delicious, abundant, and versatile, it’s just a terrific crop. In late spring/early summer, when we think we’re safe from a serious frost, we direct sow tromboncino every six feet or so along the garden fence, or anywhere else we can let it grow upward. While it doesn’t need to be trellised and is happy to scramble over the ground, it will cover a LOT of area, and we’d rather not dedicate that much space to any one plant. Yes, tromboncinos can successfully grow in pots and containers. Plant up to one tromboncino per 5-gallon container to help control weeds and prevent excessive growth. Container gardening also offers the flexibility to move the plants around to adjust sunlight exposure or protect them from harsh weather by bringing them indoors. Are Tromboncinos Safe for Bees? Well, first of all, this tasty vining moschata grows like nobody’s business. Developing multiple stems, it will ramp all over the place, especially on anything it can climb, like the garden fence (good) or your young apple trees (bad). And on those gargantuan vines it will grow literally dozens of giant fruits, many topping 5′ in length. No, we’re not exaggerating!If you’re planning to enter a vegetable growing contest, have many mouths to feed or are just after a conversation starter in your garden, tromboncino will not disappoint. What is Tromboncino? With feed costs rising and store shelves going bare, it’s time farmers and homesteaders began declaring their independence. No more obligatory concentrated feeds for us – farms used to produce all their own feeds, and they can do it again. And with so many calories that are so easy to grow, let tromboncino help you reduce or eliminate your animal feed bill this winter.

Mix the squash, tomatoes, onion and mint in a bowl. Add the eggs and stir the mixture until all the ingredients have combined.2. Add enough flour to bind the mixture together (add more flour if the mixture is still runny). Season to taste. Heat 1/2 cm of sunflower oil in a shallow frying pan until fairly hot. Spoon dollops of the mixture into the oil and turn the heat down to medium. Cook for 2-3 minutes on each side, until golden. Drain on some kitchen roll or crumpled newspaper and serve hot. Cultivation? As easy as it gets: we don’t baby this giant. Minimal weeding, not even much soil preparation. Please note we are unable to guarantee specific delivery dates or delivery timeframes, all delivery times are estimates only. Ideally, it should also be a human food crop: something that, in case of food shortages, we could feed to people. Homegrown Animal Feed: TromboncinoCourgette Tromboncino Albenga is a climbing squash unlike most courgettes that are trailing. It produces tendrils that need to wind up and around a strong support system like a pergola or wigwam and a helping hand tying in the vines & courgettes will help support the very heavy and numerous fruits. Pasta: In Italy, this squash is often stuffed in ravioli. You can make your own Italian version with sautéed squash, brown butter, and sage, and serve it with gnocchi.