This Squash Is BETTER Than Zucchini, And Nobody Grows It!

Do you struggle growing squash plants because of squash bugs, vine borers, diseases and heat? What if there was a squash plant that is easy to grow, is vine borer resistant, eats like a summer squash when young, tastes like a winter squash when mature, can be stored for months, trellises like a dream and produces tons of fruit? There is! It's called Zucchino Rampicante, also known as Tromboncino Squash or Tromboncino Rampicante! This Italian heirloom squash is a garden miracle and is the toughest squash vine I've ever grown! Now that I've grown and tasted it, I think this squash is better than zucchini, and what's crazy is almost nobody grows it! You must try growing this in your garden. I also show you how to cook this amazing squash.

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How To Build A Cattle Panel Trellis: https://youtu.be/JlxN-627H34?si=oWYr6jp9cxX8GYU0

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TABLE OF CONTENTS
0:00 My Struggle Growing Zucchini
1:36 Succession Planting Strategy
4:19 My New Favorite Squash Variety
7:15 Managing Squash Pests
13:22 Harvesting And Storing Squash
15:14 How To Cook Rampicante Squash
19:13 Squash Taste Test (With Dale!)
20:20 Final Squash Growing Tips

If you have any questions about how to grow squash and zucchini, want to learn more about growing fruit trees or the things I grow in my raised bed vegetable garden and edible landscaping food forest, are looking for more gardening tips and tricks and garden hacks, have questions about vegetable gardening and organic gardening in general, or want to share some DIY and "how to" garden tips and gardening hacks of your own, please ask in the Comments below!

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