{"product_id":"courgette-zucchini-black-coral","title":"Courgette\/Zucchini Black Coral","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhy I grow it\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack Coral is the sort of courgette you grow because you actually want courgettes — lots of them.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt produces beautiful glossy, incredibly dark green fruit on an open, bushy plant that's easy to pick from. It's productive, reliable and wonderfully useful in the kitchen: exactly the sort of plant that earns its place in a summer potager.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAt a glance\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eType:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Courgette \/ zucchini\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHybrid:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e F1\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFruit:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Glossy, very dark green, cylindrical\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrowth:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Open bush\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePosition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Full sun\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHarvest:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Around 15–20 cm for lovely tender fruit\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaturity:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Around 45–65 days from transplant\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBest for:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Everyday cooking, grilling, roasting and baking \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kingsseeds.co.nz\/products\/zucchini-black-coral-f1?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003eKings Seeds NZ\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the kitchen\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis is your \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003edo-everything courgette\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePick the fruit young and use it raw in salads, slice it lengthways for the barbecue, roast it, sauté it with garlic and olive oil, grate it into fritters, pasta sauces and baking, or turn it into one of the approximately 4,762 recipes required when courgette season reaches full production.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe flowers are edible too — and if you decide later that one of your recipes deserves a permanent home here, we'll add it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn the garden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBlack Coral grows as an open bush rather than a sprawling vine. That open habit makes the fruit easier to spot and harvest and allows better airflow through the plant — particularly useful with courgettes, which can be prone to powdery mildew. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kingsseeds.co.nz\/products\/zucchini-black-coral-f1?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003eKings Seeds NZ\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePick regularly while the fruit is young and tender. Ignore the plant for several days in midsummer and it will inevitably conceal a marrow roughly the dimensions of a nuclear submarine underneath one leaf.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCare\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGrow in rich, fertile, well-drained soil in full sun. Keep moisture consistent, particularly during flowering and fruiting, and feed regularly through the growing season.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eGive it decent space — Kings recommends approximately \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e60 cm between plants\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — and avoid routinely wetting the foliage when watering. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.kingsseeds.co.nz\/products\/zucchini-black-coral-f1?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003eKings Seeds NZ\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhat you'll receive\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne healthy, established plant grown here at \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Garden Between\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. Plants naturally vary in size and shape and may be supplied in reused nursery pots or growing bags — perfectly useful plastic doesn't need replacing simply because it doesn't match.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"A Garden Between","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67878711132383,"sku":null,"price":7.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0767\/8279\/7023\/files\/IMG_7448.jpg?v=1790899353","url":"https:\/\/agardenbetween.com\/products\/courgette-zucchini-black-coral","provider":"A Garden Between","version":"1.0","type":"link"}