My cucuzza is going outside today. It has 4 leaves and is getting close to 6 inches tall. Last week we had blistering temps in the 90’s and I had to put a row cover over one of the raised beds because the tender young plants were getting “cooked”. I thought it was too hot to put the cucuzza outside when it’s used to being inside in air conditioning. Today will be around 80 so I think it’s a good time - soil is moist from rain and I’ll put a gallon water jug over it to filter the direct sunlight for a couple of days. I hope it makes it since it’s the only seedling out of 6 seeds.
The two Trombetta di Albenga squash plants have been limping along, but in the last couple of days with cooler temps and soft rain, they have really taken off and are now starting to get those little “tendrils” that wrap around the fence and allow them to climb. They should be taking off. I might put a row cover over that bed as well - it’s surrounded on 3 sides by “cattle panel” for the plants to climb on so the cover will be high, but might help them a little. All my beds are in direct sun for the better part of the day and all the plants, with the exception of the tomatoes and peppers, appear to be suffering somewhat. Too hot, too cold - been a weird spring.
Just don't boil it under that water jug if the soil is moist.
My two cucuzza plants are about 18 inches long, but heading for the cattle panel. I did protect the Tromboncinos from hot sun by putting designer's voile over the cattle panel. I never did that with the cucuzza. My one cucuzza that was on life support croaked, so, I took one of the seeds that has never germinated under the grow lamp, and put it in there. Temp's here are warm enough that I should be able to direct sow some cucuzza seeds. I might try that.
In other irritations of life, I have a major water leak under my house, so turned the water off. I've been using rainwater I collected for watering plants, flushing toilets, one gallon shampoos and showers for 6 days. The leak will get fixed this weekend, I hope as I'm running low on rain water.
I am fixing to stir fry a Tromboncino in some Dak Galbi (Spicy Korean chicken) I am cooking today.