Top chefs feature squash in summer recipes, and now you can, too, when you grow Bonnie Plants™ Foodie Fresh™ Zephyr Yellow Crookneck Squash from seed in your garden. An easy-to-grow, early-to-mature summer squash, it's a pretty, tasty addition for your favorite recipes. Try it baked in casseroles, stuffed, or paired with bacon in a galette. It also makes tasty "noodles": just add your favorite sauce. The squash grows beautifully in raised beds, large containers, or in-ground gardens. Sow seeds outdoors when danger of frost has passed, following directions on the packet. Plant seeds 1/2" deep, cover with soil, and keep evenly moist. Seeds sprout in 7-10 days. Thin seedlings to 24" apart when first true leaves appear. Matures in just 60 days. Pick fruit young at 4-6" long for best flavor and texture. Edible flowers taste great stuffed and fried. Zephyr Yellow Crookneck Squash needs full sun and consistently moist, well-drained soil. Be sure to water your plant when the top inch of soil feels dry to the touch and feed regularly with Bonnie Plants™ Foodie Fresh™ Plant Food. Bonnie Plants™ Foodie Fresh™ seed varieties create culinary inspiration, adding delicious flavors, textures, and colors to your garden-to-table meals.
Easy-to-grow, early-to-mature summer squash is a tasty addition for your favorite recipes
Yellow fruit with white stripes looks lovely and tastes great with a nutty flavor
Seeds grow well in raised beds or in-ground gardens, sprouting in 7-10 days
Try Zephyr Yellow Crookneck Squash fried in fritters, sautéed with garlic, roasted with parmesan, baked au gratin, grilled, or layered in ratatouille; also makes low-cal "noodles" for perfect pasta-alternative dinners: just add your favorite sauce
Zephyr Yellow Crookneck Squash grows 24 inches tall; matures in 60 days; produces prolific fruit throughout the season; pick squash young at 4-6 inches long for best flavor and texture; edible flowers are great stuffed and fried