Zucca Melon - Giant Gourd

http://www.americangourdsociety.org/history/zucca.html I'm originally from British Columbia, Canada, and when I saw this seed, I remembered when I was young, about how it was used in making jams, etc.In the article it shows how the melon can still be used like zucchini in breads, cakes, etc. Thank you

http//www.americangourdsociety.org/history/zucca.htmlWhy was the Zucca so sought after The versatile vegetable was a very profitable crop the average size was 60 to 100 lbs with the record being 150 lbs. The soft white flesh is tasteless and odorless but was easily colored and flavored to resemble various foods. It was an extender for jams masqueraded as maraschino cherries became lemon orange and citron for fruit cakes and appeared as watermelon pickles. In 1942 over 400 tons of Zuccas were processed In the 1950s their use declined and the bulky giants disappeared from cultivation. I'm originally from British Columbia, Canada, and when I saw this seed, I remembered when I was young, about how it was used in making jams, etc.In the article it shows how the melon can still be used like zucchini in breads, cakes, etc. Thank you

I planted 5 seeds that were slow to come up But they spread over 120ft wide in coverage. I harvested the gourds in October. Most of them weighed over 60lbs when harvested. I am now drying them in a shed. It is a impressive gourd. But be warned they take alot of room.

Great seeds. I bought these seeds to grow on a steep slope next to my veg garden, I figured they would grow and choke out the weeds that usually multiply there. I had no trouble with germination using a seed tray and hot pad, every one sprouted. Through my own fault I was only able to get five planted...and those were planted late. In spite of that, these guys flourished and four of the plants fruited growing tremendous sized gourds. It's close enough to harvest time that I decided to get one off the slope. I gave it a shove and it rocketed down the slope like an Olympic bobsled, no damage! So these things are tough lol I now have a gourd that is nearly as tall as my 11 year old. We had a lot of fun watching these things grow.

This was one of the easy thing that I have every grown except for weeds. I did not water, feed, spray or take care of it. It grew until now that our weeds have died back, late October when I could see some of the largest ZUCCA GOURDS. .(it's leaves are still green and has white flowers) I am so pleased with this plant that I'm going to plant it again this spring, if I can get the seeds.