Summer squash is a unique shaped scalloped little vegetable and does not look anything like a butternut squash. It has a flying saucer shape to it and it can fit in the palm of your hand. They come in white, yellow and green.

Summer squashes come in two types, Baby Squash also known as Petty Pan which are immature squashes, harvested small and can be roasted whole and can be stored for a time in the refrigerator before eating if there’s a glut.

The second type of Summer squash is courgette or zucchini which is a larger squash with a higher content of water.

Reasons to Grow Summer Squash – Petty Pan

• They are great for the children to sow and harvest being on the small side and getting them to try new vegetables.
• The baby squashes can be roasted whole and stored in a refrigerator when harvested for a month in case there’s a glut.
• They can be grown to fill a hunger gap before your courgettes are ready later in the year.
• Just because they are a unique weird looking and a novelty vegetable to grow.
• They only take up 1 metre square of your vegetable garden and matures in 50 days.
• Summer squash – Petty pan grows well in hot climates but hates cold temperatures and frost.

Summer Squash – Sunbeam F1

We are growing the variety Sunbeam F1 which is a yellow variety and will stand out in the vegetable garden. They are best harvested at 7cm in diameter from Mid July onwards. They have good flavour.

Other Interesting Vegetables to Grow:

Growing Yellow Ball Round Courgettes

Growing Cauliflower Romanesco

Growing Dwarf Borlotto Beans