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2m
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0.9m
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1-2 years
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4 hours care
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Botanical name: Cucurbita pepo 'Table Dainty'
Other names: Marrow 'Table Dainty', Marrow squash 'Table Dainty', Trailing marrow 'Table Dainty', Summer squash zucchini 'Table Dainty'
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Genus: Cucurbita
Variety or cultivar: 'Table Dainty' _ 'Table Dainty' is a trailing perennial often cultivated as an annual. It has green leaves and yellow flowers that develop into elongated fruits with striped pale and dark green skin and can be harvested in the summer.
Cucurbita pepo 'Table Dainty' is: Deciduous
Flower: Yellow in Summer
Foliage: Green in Summer; Green in Autumn
Fruit: Striped, Pale-green, Dark-green in Summer
Habit: Clump-forming, Irregular
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Watch out for
Specific pests:
Eelworm (stem and bulb)
, Mice
, Red spider mite (box and other)
, Slugs
, Snails
Specific diseases:
Anthracnose diseases
, Basal rot
, Black rot
, Mosaic virus
, Foot and root rot
, Grey mould
, Powdery mildew
, Sclerotinia diseases
, Verticillium wilt
General care
Propagation methods: Seed. REGISTER to read more...
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Cucurbita pepo 'Table Dainty' (Marrow squash 'Table Dainty') will reach a height of 0.9m and a spread of 2m after 1-2 years.
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Suggested uses: Add to salads, Beds and borders, Flavouring food and drinks
Cultivation: Plant in deep, fertile, sandy, and ideally slightly acidic soil. Marrows are not hardy - site in full sun in a sheltered position. Soak seeds before germination. Marow plants started under cover can be planted out once all danger of frost is past. Cut fru
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Loamy, Sandy |
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Well-drained |
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Acid, Neutral |
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Full Sun |
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South, West |
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| Exposure: |
Sheltered |
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| Hardiness: |
Tender in frost (H3) |
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