A New Take on Park's Sable Beauty!
Squash Contender Hybrid
Even richer in flavor and more generous in yields than the old favorite!
Spineless, early maturing, and very heavy yielding.
43 days from sowing. If you loved Park's Sable Beauty, as so many gardeners did, you will be thrilled with its replacement. Contender has all the rich flavor, big yields, and quick finishing ability of Sable Beauty, right down to the midnight-green skin flecked with gold!
Ready just 6 weeks from sowing, this zucchini extends your summer squash season deliciously. The zukes reach 8 to 9 inches long, firm and packed with tender white flesh. You will get a big, big harvest from this plant, which keeps going all summer and into fall in most climates. Get those recipes out and prepare to share the bounty with less fortunate neighbors and friends!
Contender is spineless and has an open habit that makes harvsting much easier. Everything about this zucchini is superb, deserving of a central place in your vegetable garden! Pkt is 20 seeds.
| Genus | Cucurbita |
| Variety | Contender Hybrid |
| Days To Maturity | 43 |
| Fruit Color | Green |
| FruitLength | 8 in - 9 in |
| Item Form | Seeds |
| Additional Characteristics | Direct Sow, Easy Care Plants, Edible |
| Harvest Season | Early Fall, Early Summer, Late Summer, Mid Fall, Mid Summer |
| Light Requirements | Full Sun |
| Moisture Requirements | Moist, well-drained |
| Soil Tolerance | Normal, loamy, Sandy |
| Uses | Beds, Cuisine |
