Tromboncino Squash (Zucchetta Rampicante)

This plant is easy to grow but takes a lot of space. I am growing vertically because I want straight squashes. I am growing two squash plants in my garden (sown April 2026). It is middle of July 2026; vines grew more than 10 feet tall and got only one developing squash (photo attached). I would it to produce more squashes. Time will tell. The seeds are hard to germinate, even with using a heat mat and lid on my trays (in my opinion). From this seed packat, I only go two seedlings/plants. Hard to germinate but once the seedlings starts they will grow robustly. This squash is supposed to be vine borer (pest) resistance. In zone 7b, the plant is thriving. Fun squash to grow!

We planted Tromboncino after first loosing zuchini plants to insect damadge from both squash bugs and ants and then our yellow squash to fungusa nd insects during our Spring plantings. We planted these Troboncino in hilled rows watering only until the sprouts were growing well. Tromboncino squash thrived in Georgia's Summer heat in our strictly organic garden. We use no pesticides. The mature plants resisted insects. We saw no ant damage, few squash bugs and minimal fungus affecting only old leaves. I simply removed the few squash bugs and eggs I saw. Even during drought, these hilled mature squash produced bountiful, tasty immature Summer squashes and then very large winter storage squashes when we let them mature at the end of our growing season. This is my new favorite squash!

I've grown a few squashes this year, I tried green striped cushaw, tenasee sweet potato and winter luxury in addition to the trombucino and out of all of them the tromb did the best, I let it climb up some cattle pannel trellasing and its amusing to go out and see all these long goofy looking squash hanging.

I like the fact that it's both a winter and summer squash, I've eaten them as a summer squash and they're a lot like a more flavorfull zucchini. I have yet to eat them in thier winter form.