Description
AAS WINNER DETAILS
Winner Type: National
Class: Squash
Variety Name: Bossa Nova F1
Genus: Cucurbita
Species: pepo
Year: 2015
Common Name: Caserta squash, summer squash
Type: Edible – Vegetable
Breeder: Seminis Vegetable Seeds
Close Market Comparison: Greyzini F1, Ishtar F1
PLANT NEEDS
Duration Type: Annual
Light Needs: Full sun
Water Needs: Normal
Season Type: Warm season
Staking Required: No
PLANT CHARACTERISTICS
Foliage Color: Dark green
Plant Habit: Bushy
Plant Height: 3 feet
Fruit Color (Harvest): Very light green skin with irregular dark rhomboid patches
Fruit Shape: Standard bulb squash shape
Fruit Size: 6-8 inches
Fruit Weight: 8-10 ounces
Fruit Flavor Description: Great taste and texture
Number Of Fruits Per Plant: Very prolific
IN THE GARDEN
Garden Spacing: 4.5 feet
Days To Harvest (Sowing Seed): 30-45
Days To Harvest (Transplant): 25-40
Plant Spread: 4 feet
Disease Resistances or Tolerances: WMV and ZYMV resistance
HOW TO GROW
Grow as a standard squash plant. Make sure to harvest every other day when fruit is mature.
AAS Winners
AAS Display Garden- River Valley Master Gardeners –
Bossa Nova produces attractive squash in great numbers. In our garden this variety seems to have some resistance to squash bugs compared to the others I planted. Zone 6a