Cucurbita pepo - Lady Godiva Winter Squash - Seeds

Description

• Cucurbitaceae Cucurbitales
• South America
• H 0.4m x L 2m
•  Z8 
• Annual
• 1 packet of 15 seeds

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Details

Lady Godiva pumpkin (agricultural selection) is botanically a runner zucchini that produces a  large round fruit with aesthetic green and yellow skin

Its flesh tastes poorly but the variety is highly regarded for its naked seeds (without bark)

Delicious, the seeds of Lady Godiva Squash are rich in essential fatty acids, vitamins, and minerals

They are Dried after harvest, then eaten for aperitif or in cooked dishes, salads, soups, eventually grilled and salted

The Oil Squash is grown extensively in Austria for the green oil extracted from its seeds, a specialty from Styria for almost 3 centuries

This oil is excellent and renowned for health (prostate, pregnancy, skin, hair)

Indeed, the seed is rich in zinc and is used against prostate disorders

It also has Anthelminthics properties (grinding, mixing in a glass of water, drink the emulsion, then taking a purgative to eliminate intestinal parasites)

This naked seeds zucchini was named Lady Godiva in reference to a pagan fertility ritual that celebrated the rebirth of spring or othes myths involving a naked woman

A useful cucurbit, beneficial to health, to grow in your vegetable garden

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Cultivation

Sow the seeds in April, in warm temperature, 1 seed per pot

Plant late May outside in their final place, in a well-fertilized soil, full sun exposure

In summer, keep the soil fresh by adding a thick layer of mulch at the foot of the plant

Water if necessary

Rapid growth

Harvest the fruits as late as possible in the fall, but before the first frost

Extract the seeds immediately, rince them, and dry them well for a few days before storing in containers for later use