Love the cucuzzi squash. I'm in an area that has squash bug trouble. They have never bothered these and they grow quickly. I find they freeze well. This is my fourth year growing them.

Cucuzzi Squash

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Grown the birdhouse gourd before but these are similar. Will be looking forwarding to growing some

My grandfather used to grow this in his garden, and my grandma would turn it into an tenerumi soup. I have been trying to get cucuzzo to grow in my garden for many years with little success. I finally found that the key to getting seeds to germinate is by using sand paper to sand the hard shelled seed down. I have tried different methods like soaking the seeds in a damp paper towel, snipping the tip of the seed off, keeping it on a seed warming mat, etc.. but the only luck I've had is to sand down the whole seed with sand paper. My next battle were slugs. I was finally able to get 3 plants going this year, and they're taking over! I have tons of fruit and beautiful tenerumi that I'm so excited to make! This whole process has been pretty nostalgic for me and really made me think of my grandparents all along the way. So fun! :)