List of the best varieties of zucchini for 2024 and how to choose, pros and cons

Zucchini grows quickly, tastes good, and can be used in salads and canning. They contain a lot of vitamins and mineral elements. Let's consider a selection of the best varieties of zucchini for 2024 for growing in home garden beds. Which varieties can be chosen for greenhouses, which ones for regions; selection of varieties based on other characteristics: fruit shape and color, yield, pollination, skin density.

Varieties for planting in open ground for 2024

Despite the fact that zucchini loves warmth, they grow successfully in almost all regions of Russia. Most varieties are intended for growing in the usual way - in garden beds.

Early ripening zucchini

Tsukesha keeps up in just 51 days. It is recommended to grow under film in spring and in beds in summer. Advantages of the variety:

• bush form;
• the fruit is long, up to 40 cm, up to 12 cm thick;
• weight – 890 g;
• the skin is smooth, thin, speckled, dark and light green,
• the flesh is white, the center is creamy;
• the taste is excellent;
• yield - 11-12 kg per 1 sq. m.

Disadvantages: may be affected by gray mold.

The fruits of the Kuand variety ripen in 52-61 days. The plant is characterized by the following advantages:

• large-fruited – 1.1-1.5 kg;
• smooth skin, light green with dark stripes;
• yield - 20.3-24.8 kg/sq. m;
• stable fruiting;
• great taste.

Cons: moderately resistant to powdery mildew and gray rot.

Mid-season

Skvorushka has the following advantages:

• compact bush;
• the fruit is dark green, speckled, ribbed, of medium thickness and length;
• fetal weight – 0.7-1.1 kg;
• medium sized seeds;
• yield - 5.8-7.3 kg per meter of area;
• resistant to cold and drought.

Disadvantages: can only be grown in private plots.

Iskander is a table and canning variety. The plant has advantages:

• compact bush;
• the fruit is club-shaped, with a neck, greenish skin, with white spots;
• weight – 0.7 kg;
• the flesh is tender;
• good taste;
• yield - 9.1 kg per square meter. m.

Disadvantages of the variety: large seeds.

Late ripening

Characteristics of the Spaghetti variety:

• semi-climbing bush shape;
• zucchini is elliptical in shape, unripe whitish, ripe - creamy in color;
• weight – 0.7-1.6 kg;
• the pulp is dense, fibrous, juicy, slightly sweet;
• standard yield - 4.9-9.7 kg per square meter. m.

Disadvantages of the variety: for cultivation only in private plots.

The Myachik variety has spherical fruits with white spotted skin. Characteristics:

• zucchini weight – 0.8-2.1 kg;
• pulp of excellent taste;
• yield - 3.7-11.5 kg per meter, higher than standard.

Cons: demanding agricultural technology and care.

The best varieties for greenhouses

Zucchini grows well not only in garden beds, but also in greenhouse conditions. Early varieties are planted in greenhouses to get the harvest as early as possible.

Masha is an early ripening variety, a bush plant, small in size. The fruit has a classic shape, with unexpressed ribbing, striped, medium in length and width. Pros:

• tender pulp;
• yield - 7.9-8.9 kg.

Doesn't last long.

The Aral also ripens early. The bush is semi-climbing, the squash is slightly ribbed, greenish, with white speckling. Characteristics:

• weight – 0.5-0.8 kg;
• dense pulp;
• harvest per meter – 4.1-10 kg, higher than standard.

Not intended for storage.

For different regions

Zucchini is a heat-loving plant, which is why it does not grow and bear fruit normally everywhere. For cold regions, you need to select varieties that are resistant to adverse weather, cold and humid climates. Where it is warm, any variety can be planted.

For Siberia and the Urals

Pharaoh, in addition to cold resistance and early ripening, has the following advantages:

• bush form;
• weight – 0.8 kg;
• dark skin color
• the pulp is yellowish;
• yield – 6.7-15 kg;
• does not become infected with gray mold.

Cons: the skin is fragile, not thick.

The early ripening variety Anchor ripens in 41-49 days. Advantages:

• average fruit size – 0.9 kg;
• smooth, light skin,
• unsweetened, yellowish pulp;
• yield – 7.5-9.7 kg/sq. m;
• keeping quality – 1 month.

May be affected by rot and powdery mildew.

For the Moscow region

Aeronaut is an early ripening, ripens in 46 days:

• weight – 1.3 kg;
• smooth surface, dark skin;
• the bark is fragile;
• unsweetened, dense pulp;
• small seed chamber;
• harvest - 7 kg.

Susceptible to viruses and powdery mildew.

Golda is a mid-early bush squash. Pros:

• medium-sized fruit;
• weight – 0.5-1.3 kg;
• dense but tender pulp;
• yield - 4.5-5.7 kg, higher than that of standards.

Intended for cultivation only in private plots.

For the middle band

Karisma is an early ripening variety, advantages:

• light skin;
• compact bush;
• average weight – 0.6-0.7 kg;
• marketable yield is 3.9-10.1 kg, higher than standard.

Recommended for commercial production only.

Astoria ripens early and the plants are compact. Pros:

• average fruit size;
• weight – 0.7-1.8 kg;
• dense, creamy pulp;
• yield - 4-5.5 kg, exceeds standard.

Unresistant to diseases.

What other criteria can you use to choose?

The color of the skin of zucchini can be not only traditional: light or dark, but also bright and unusual - yellow.

Vegetable growers like this color; they even make jam from such fruits.

Yellow zucchini

Zolotinka is an early-ripening, semi-climbing variety. Advantages:

• average size – 0.7-1 kg;
• tender pulp;
• harvest - 5.2 kg.

Cons: unfriendly fruiting.

Orange – round zucchini, up to 15 cm in diameter. Pros:

• early ripening, ripens in 40 days;
• harvest - 6 kg;
• sweet taste;
• can be eaten fresh.

Disadvantages: does not store for a long time.

Bush varieties

Bush forms are convenient due to their compactness, the bushes do not take up much space, they are easy to care for and collect fruits: the vines do not get crushed and remain intact.

The black beauty is grown in garden beds. The fruits are used for cooking and canning. Characteristics:

• medium-sized zucchini, uniform dark green color, shiny, ribbed;
• the pulp is juicy;
• fetal weight – 0.8-1.7 kg;
• per meter of beds you can collect 3.9-8.4 kg.

The downside of the variety is the dark color of the skin, which not all vegetable growers like.

Roller – early ripening zucchini, can bear fruit on days 36-38. Advantages:

• shortened internodes;
• zucchini is smooth, oval-shaped, light green;
• the pulp is medium dense;
• weight – 0.9-1.3 kg;
• yield – 9.1 kg;
• suitable for recycling.

Disadvantage: large seeds, suffers from powdery mildew.

Yield varieties

Productivity is one of the main criteria that influences the choice of gardeners. Let's consider varieties whose originators claim that more than 15 kg can be harvested from a bush per season.

Yellow-fruited can produce, with proper agricultural technology, from 1 sq. m up to 20 kg. Advantages of the variety:

• ripens in 50 days;
• resistant to diseases;
• few leaves;
• creamy pulp;
• average weight reaches 900 g.

Cons: Not intended for storage.

The Russian size can produce fruits up to 1 m in length, with a total yield of up to 30 kg. Other characteristics:

• the center is pink-orange, not fibrous;
• universal application.

Cons: large fruits are difficult to use fresh.

Self-pollinating zucchini

Gardeners prefer self-pollinating zucchini because they have better ovary formation and it is not necessary to plant pollinators nearby.

Kavili is known to many vegetable growers; it can be used for cooking, caviar, and canning. Pros:

• first collection on day 40-42;
• amicable maturation;
• whitish, mottled skin color;
• the pulp is juicy, greenish;
• weight – 320 g;
• the harvest is stable - 4.6 kg each;

Recommended for cultivation only in private farms.

Parthenon - Dutch selection, compact bush. Pros:

• harvest - up to 15 kg;
• early ripeness;
• duration of fruiting;
• greenish juicy pulp, dark skin;
• You can eat zucchini raw.

Cons: seeds cannot be left for propagation.

Soft-skinned varieties

White bush is a Dutch early ripening variety. Advantages:

• ripening in 1.5 months;
• marketable condition;
• smooth skin;
• creamy pulp;
• resistance to fungal diseases.

It is not recommended to store zucchini.

Genovese is an Italian early-ripening variety. Pros:

• you can harvest on the 35th day;
• the fruits do not become rough for a long time;
• weight – 0.9-1.7 kg.
• do not get sick in high humidity;
• can be grown in beds and greenhouses.

Short storage is a disadvantage of the variety.

Zucchini is easy to grow, they do not need special agricultural technology, just watering, fertilizing and loosening are enough. Most varieties set excellent fruit; In order for the ovary to continue to form, you need to pick off young zucchini in time. Overripe ones will be overgrown and fibrous, tasteless and will not allow new fruits to grow. You cannot get a good harvest from such bushes. Harvested zucchini can be eaten immediately fresh, for example, to make salads, or can be sent for processing, canning, or stored. They can be stored in a cool, dark place with moderate humidity for at least a month. Late varieties can be stored longer.

Seeds of varietal zucchini can be left for propagation; they are perfectly stored after drying and germinate easily in warm soil.On a personal plot, it is enough to grow several bushes of climbing or bush forms, which will provide the average family with a harvest for the whole season.