Golden Zucchini Cepelin - Cucurbita pepo
- Naturally produced in the EU
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Description
Mid-early Polish star – cylindrical and golden. Golden Cepelin is a new, productive squash variety with a distinctive cylindrical shape and color that changes during growth: young fruits are light celadon green, ripe ones are golden yellow. The light creamy, juicy flesh is delicate and full of nutrients.
In brief
- Type: squash, mid-early, productive
- Growth habit: initially bushy, then trailing shoots up to 1.5 m
- Fruits: cylindrical, 2–4 kg
- Color: light celadon green → yellow (when ripe)
- Flesh: creamy-golden, rich in carotene and vitamin C
- Sowing: end of April (pots) or May (ground)
- Location: sunny, fertile soil
- Number of seeds per package: 2 g (~16 seeds)
What makes this variety special
Golden Cepelin is a great compromise between zucchini (light, young form) and pumpkin (mature, larger, sweeter). You can harvest it young – then use it like zucchini for grilling and frying. Or leave it to fully mature – then you get large, 2–4 kg cylindrical fruits with creamy-golden, sweet flesh. Two vegetables from one plant.
Cultivation step by step
Sowing (end of April, for pots): sow seeds into 8–10 cm pots. You can also sow directly into the ground in May, after the risk of frost has passed.
Planting out (second half of May): plant seedlings at 1.5 × 1.5 m spacing, 2–3 seeds per spot. After emergence, keep the strongest plant.
Care: sunny position, fertile soil, preferably after manure. Regular watering, especially during fruit setting. Mulching helps retain moisture.
Harvest (July – September): pick young fruits (up to 25 cm) like zucchini – every few days. Mature fruits (with fully yellow skin) before the first frosts.
Usage
Versatile: young like zucchini – for grilling, frying, stuffing. Mature like pumpkin – for cream soups, cakes, baking. Great in vegetarian and diet cooking (low calories, high nutritional value). Can also be frozen grated for pancakes.
Gardener's tip
Leave a maximum of 2–3 fruits to mature on one plant, harvest the rest while young. A mature Cepelin weighs about 3 kg – if you leave all the fruit sets, you will get 6 small ones instead of 3 large ones. Rule: cut early or leave selected fruits to mature – never both at the same time on the same plant.
Specification
| Latin name | Cucurbita pepo |
|---|---|
| Variety | Golden Cepelin |
| Type | courgette, mid-early |
| Habit | bushy → trailing up to 1.5 m |
| Skin color | light celadon → yellow |
| Flesh color | creamy-golden |
| Fruit weight | 2–4 kg |
| Position | sunny, fertile soil |
| Seasonality | annual plant |
| Sowing time | late April – May |
| Harvest time | July – September |
| Spacing | 1,5 × 1,5 m |
| Net weight | 2 g (~16 seeds) |
| Manufacturer | W. Legutko |
| EAN Code | 5903837415304 |
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