Pattypan Squash Disco - Cucurbita pepo
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Description
Pattypan squash shaped like a bundt cake – like a miniature temple. Disco is an early, productive pattypan variety with characteristic cream-white fruits shaped like a bundt cake (or flying disc, hence the name). The flat center surrounded by a ruffled "ruff" is the hallmark of this variety. Disco pattypans are a vegetable garden classic – easy cultivation, striking appearance, tasty fruits.
In brief
- Type: pattypan squash, early, productive
- Fruits: in the shape of a bundt cake / disc
- Color: cream white
- Growth habit: bushy
- Resistance: downy mildew
- Sowing: late April (pots) or May (ground)
- Location: sunny, fertile
- Number of seeds per package: 3 g (2 g + 1 g free)
What distinguishes this variety
Pattypan squashes are to cucurbits what cherry tomatoes are to tomatoes – small, decorative, productive. Disco produces whole clusters of small UFO saucer-shaped fruits. The bushy habit means they take up much less space than classic sprawling pumpkins. Resistance to downy mildew makes cultivation easier in wet years.
Step-by-step cultivation
Sowing (late April, into 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 × 1 m spacing, 2–3 seeds per spot. After emergence, keep the strongest plant.
Care: sunny location, fertile and moist soil. Regular watering at the root. Mulching helps retain moisture and limits weeds.
Harvest (July – September): harvest young fruits at 8–10 cm diameter. Larger ones become spongy and lose flavor. The more often you harvest, the more the plant sets.
Usage
Specific pattypan: whole for pickling and preserving – small fruits are placed in jars like cucumbers. Great as a salad addition (cut into sticks), for stewing and frying (can be stuffed like small bowls). They look fantastic on the plate – spotted white saucers are an attraction of any dish.
Gardener's tip
Pattypan squashes must be harvested every 2–3 days. If you leave them to grow for more than a week, the fruits become large, spongy, tasteless, and the plant stops setting new ones (because it "already has"). Rule: harvest before they reach the size of a saucer. Those up to 8 cm in diameter are perfect for pickling whole.
Specification
| Latin name | Cucurbita pepo |
|---|---|
| Variety | Disco |
| Type | pattypan squash, early, productive |
| Growth habit | bushy |
| Fruit shape | in the shape of a bundt cake / disc |
| Color | cream white |
| Resistance | downy mildew |
| Location | sunny, fertile |
| Seasonality | annual plant |
| Sowing time | late April – May |
| Harvest time | July – September |
| Spacing | 1 × 1 m |
| Net weight | 3 g (2 g + 1 g free) |
| Manufacturer | W. Legutko |
| EAN Code | 5903837417001 |
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