Zephyr Yellow Summer Squash

Description

(54 days) F-1 hybrid. Its unique contrasting color pattern is as refreshing as the breeze its name evokes. Looks like a yellow squash dipped in pale green at the blossom end. Sometimes earliest fruits are yellow with green stripes. A straightneck type often with a slight curve at its neck—the product of the yellow crookneck in its breeding. Also has yellow acorn and delicata squash in its background. Large plants with open habit are easy to harvest. Deborah Jaffe of Long Days Farm in S. Cambridge, NY, likes to sell baby Zephyrs by the pint. We prefer them at the 4–6″ stage. Excellent grilled. Customers, particularly market growers, asked us for it ever since Johnny’s introduced it in 1999. “Tastes great, produces #1 squash like crazy all summer and looks very pretty,” summed one. Feel the breeze!