(C. pepo)

Market growers take note. Here's a zuke to rival all the corporate owned hybrid varieties that are currently hijacking the zucchini market.  Bred as a collaboration between breeder John Navazio and grower/seedsman Bill Reynolds of Eel River Produce in Northern CA,  Dark Star was selected in part for vigorous root growth in order to excel in dry farming conditions. What struck us though is the quality of the fruit, by far the most refined OP zuke we've seen with very uniform long, dark green, angular fruit. While not as productive at its peak as some (though certainly no slouch), it sustained its productivity over a longer period than others we've grown. Open habit makes it easy to pick. Recommended for the home gardener or by the acre. The best OP standard zuke on the market.

Update:during the freakish frosts in Baja in the winter of 2011, Dark Star was likely the only organic zuke you saw in grocery stores here in the states. Just a degree or two of extra cold hardiness allow it to survive amidst a sea of frost - killed neighboring fields.

55 days

Packet: 25 seeds, additional bulk sizes

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