Zuchetta landrace: Very long-necked unripe moschata (tromboncino-type)

[ThomasPicard]

@Julied

On the French/Italian coast, Tromboncino d’Albenga and trompette de Nice were traditionally grown as summer squash and a few fruits left to ripen for winter storage (they are not as nice as other winter moschata, however they have a unique texture when immature). The other squash grown in the region was the courgette ronde de Nice (Pepo).

Hey! Yes, just returning from both Italy and Nice actually:

• brought back seeds of these, called where I was (Marche region) Trumpetta d’Albenga
  
  
• in Nice I observed a longnecked moschata used as zucchini, i.e. courgette in French, but harvested BEFORE flowering, and which they called “courgette longue de Nice”. Observed in the field last summer: see the short internodes + the fact that they are all female flowers, and sometime doubled or tripled.
  
  
  
  It’s very important to note that under the same name “Longue de Nice” 2 very different strains have been bred locally: one for summer use (harvested before flowering, short internodes, etc.) one for winter use (less fruits, usually huge).
• yes indeed there is also this pepo used as summer squash “Ronde de Nice”

I’ll send to Malte seeds of both Trumpetta d’Albenga and “courgette longue de Nice”. I can send seeds of the first to anyone interested, got only a few of the second.