Dual-purpose summer squash: Offers both mild sweetness and butternut-like flavor for versatile culinary use
Climbing growth habit: Enables efficient vertical gardening and maximizes garden space
Semi-solid stems: Provides greater resistance to squash borers compared to common zucchini varieties
Heirloom variety: Seeds are open-pollinated and suitable for saving seeds for future planting
Edible young and mature squash: Suitable for a range of cooking methods from sautéed to roasted
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Also known as Zucchetta Rampicante, Zucchino Rampicante or Climbing Zucchini, the Tromboncino squash is an interesting dual-purpose heirloom squash grown predominantly for use as a summer squash. Vining plants produce light green squash with long, curved necks that, when harvested young contain tender, green interiors that can be used ju
Days to Maturity
60 days (summer squash), 90 days (winter squash)
Seed Count
Minimum 25 seeds per packet
Plant Class
Cucurbitales
Suitable Space
Outdoors
Plant Characteristics
Disease resistant, Edible
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Nichole · August 19, 2026
Have had good experience with it in the past
This year , some animal attacked it. Got to enclose in a fence next year. The veggie is excellent skinned, sliced placed with tomato sauce and mozzarella cheese in a casserole.
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Todd · August 6, 2026
Trombonecini in Coastal NH
So far, about a month and a half since planting, the tromboncini is showing a lot of greengrowth but no or very few blossoms. Compared to ordinary zuccini squash that is full of first blossoms. Also the trombonecini is somewhat pale, and light green looking compared to the dark green more lush appearing zuchini. we'll see what happens.