Gourd Cucuzzi is a remarkable Italian heirloom variety offering exceptional versatility across culinary and ornamental applications. This vigorous vine produces distinctive smooth, pale green gourds that reach impressive lengths of 2 to 3 feet with diameters of approximately 3 inches, creating dramatic visual impact in the garden landscape. The elongated form and elegant coloring make mature fruits highly ornamental, perfect for decorative displays and artistic applications. The culinary potential of Cucuzzi extends across multiple harvest stages. When picked young at 6 by 1 inches in diameter, the tender gourds perform beautifully as summer squash—sliced, fried, or steamed with delicate flavor and tender texture. As fruits mature, they develop firmer flesh suitable for canning applications, allowing you to preserve the harvest for extended enjoyment. The versatility in preparation methods—from fresh sautéing to traditional preservation—makes this variety invaluable for gardeners seeking multi-purpose crops. Beyond the kitchen, mature Cucuzzi gourds transition into stunning craft materials. The hardened shells become ideal canvases for decorative arts, dried arrangements, and seasonal displays. This dual-purpose characteristic means a single planting provides both fresh produce and artistic materials, maximizing garden productivity and creative possibilities. Plants reach productive maturity in approximately 80 days, though seeds require 6 to 8 weeks for germination—a characteristic typical of gourd varieties. Our Non-GMO seeds maintain germination rates of 80% or better, ensuring reliable establishment despite the extended germination timeline. The 25-seed packet provides generous planting material. Our sustainable, environmentally responsible packaging reflects our commitment to ecological stewardship. Cucuzzi represents an excellent choice for gardeners seeking distinctive, productive heirlooms that deliver culinary excellence and ornamental beauty in equal measure.

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We cannot possibly put all the directions you need for growing gourds in your area on the seed package. We recommend that you read articles or check with other gardeners in your area.

This is an heirloom seed, meaning it has been passed down from generation to generation for at least 75 years. As a rule, heirloom seeds taste better and will grow the same year after year.

These are also open pollinated meaning they will reproduce themselves. While all heirlooms are open pollinated not all open pollinated seeds are heirlooms.

Freshly Packed: These gourd seeds are packed for the current growing season and will provide high germination rates next year as well.