Vegetables

Production Guide

Adaptability:

• 18 – 27°C (mean monthly temperature) — kalabasa
• 15 – 20°C (mean monthly temperature) — zucchini

Maturity:

• 75 – 85 days (AFTER SOWING) — kalabasa
• 55 – 60 days (AFTER SOWING) — zucchini

Planting Distance:

• 100 cm X 300 cm — kalabasa
• 50 cm X 100 cm — zucchini

Plant Population (per ha):

• 3,333 hills — kalabasa
• 20,000 hills — zucchini

Seeding Rate (kg/ha):

• 2 – 3 — kalabasa
• 5 – 6 — zucchini

Number of Seeds (per gram): 10 seeds
Method of Planting: best transplanted
Sowing To Germination: 4 – 7 days
Germination To Transplanting: 7 – 14 days
pH Requirement: 5.5
Harvesting: rind becomes hard

• Days from anthesis/ pollination to maturity = 30 to 40 days
• Indicator = appearance of powdery/ whitish substance on surface of the fruit skin

Potential Yield:

• 20 – 30t/ha — kalabasa
• 15 – 20 t/ha — zucchini

Post harvest Handling For Kalabasa:

• 14 days = 7 – 10°C and 85 – 95% R

Post harvest Handling For Zucchini:

• Cure mature fruits = 27°C – 29°C and 80 – 85% RH
• After curing, fruits can be stored up to 6 months at 10 – 13°C and 70 – 75% RH