Cucurbita pepo
Minimum seed count: 20
 
This is the quintessential heirloom zucchini, introduced in the 1920's, and overwhelming gardeners with its bounty ever since.  It's not that you have too much zucchini though, you just lack imagination on how to use it all!  It can be steamed, sautéed, grilled, made into relish, breaded and fried, made into zucchini parmesan, zucchini bread, and zucchini fritters, cut up raw as a crudité, and even dried and made into flour.
Compact, productive plants are perfect for small gardens.
50-60 days