The Lebanese Zucchini is a particular favourite with Australian gardeners! These best-selling heirloom zucchini seeds give large yields of tender, pale green, mottled fruits with a slightly tapered shape and a wonderfully sweet flavour, which some liken to hazelnuts. Easy to grow and care for, they thrive in a sunny, sheltered position with rich, well-draining soil. Lebanese Zucchini plants have a compact ‘bush’ growth habit, making them a great choice for smaller gardens. They are fast croppers and prolific producers, ensuring you'll have plenty of fresh, delicious zucchinis throughout the growing season. Harvest when 12-15cm long to enjoy the fruits at their most tender and flavourful - they’re excellent sautéed, grilled, stuffed, fried, or even added fresh to salads. Browse Mr Fothergill’s vegetable seeds and herb seeds for more delicious additions to your home garden!

How to Sow Seeds

Method: Direct sow
Depth: 12mm
Spacing: 100cm
Growing notes: Sow your Lebanese Zucchini seeds 12mm (1/2") deep directly in their final position. Sow 3 or 4 seeds in clumps, later thinning to the two strongest seedlings. Allow 100cm (3ft) between rows and space plants 100cm (3ft) apart. Keep your zucchini plants well-watered and prepare the soil well by adding organic material and complete fertiliser.

For more hints and tips, see our How to Grow Zucchini guide.

Plant Characteristics

Width: 100cm
Yield: s of tender, pale green, mottled fruits with a slightly tapered shape and a wonderfully sweet flavour, which some liken to hazelnuts
Suitable for small spaces: Yes
Suitable for pots / containers: Yes
Easy to grow: Yes
Easy to Fast: Yes