Cucurbita pepo, Good uniform mottled shapes on a small Bush are the easiest courgette plants to manage, easy to grow & heavy cropping. These tiny French delicacies are the highlights of the vegetable year. Fine traditional variety with long dark green & speckled fruits produced over a long period, best grown outside, Plants typically produce about 10 fruits so don't grow more than a few unless you have an army to feed!, Seed Count Approx - 12 avg SOWING - Likes a sunny, sheltered position & rich soil. Sow indoors Mar to April into small pots or direct insitu outdoors after frosts, Sow the seed just pushed in under the surface & when 3 to 4 in tall, move to the final growing position., Harvest courgettes at about 5 inches long; frequent harvesting keep plants producing a crop, Water regularly in dry weather