Zucchini, Mutabile (Organic)
Cucurbita pepo. Dark Green. 50 days.
A zucchini destined to be a favorite of home gardeners and small market farmers alike! Mutabile is everything we need in a zucchini. Early, deep green fruit form on sturdy bush plants that are resistant to powdery mildew. The real benefit of Mutabile is that it yields consistently each week, staying productive for the whole season, where the hybrids go big and then fade out mid-season. Plants have an open canopy with few spines. Powdery mildew resistance helps keep production and fruit quality high late into the season. We discovered this variety in Switzerland at Sativa Rheinau, a biodynamic seed company and our heads were again turned to Mutabile by Turtle Tree Seed in New York.
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Sow indoors in 2-4” pots May through mid-June. Transplant into the garden 1-2 weeks after sprouting to 2-3’ centers and 3’ wide rows. May also be direct sown when soil is warm. Young plants are sensitive, we recommend row cover to protect from frost and insects.
Seed Saving
To save seed, let fruit mature on plant until autumn when they’re giant. Harvest and scoop out seeds. Rinse off and dry. Isolate from other squash of the same species by at least ½ mile.
Maureen Griffin –
Where did you grow this variety? Oregon
I have been growing this variety for several years now. It is a proven staple in my garden. Light tender skin and very tasty. Excellent raw or grilled. I highly recommend this variety which stays productive for the rentire season.
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Karen (verified owner) –
Where did you grow this variety? Washington
Tested in a community garden with 2 other PMR varieties in Sequim, WA. This was the best for resistance and production and flavor. Highly recommend!
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Grant Melocik –
Where did you grow this variety? Washington
This is hands down the best zucchini I have grown in PNW garden. I live on the Olympic peninsula coast and this plant is robust, highly productive right into October, and is the most mildew resistant I have grown – important in our damp marine environment. The plant description leads you to believe that it is out-produced by hybrids in the peak of the year, well not in my garden. This plant outproduced everything all the time and one plant kept my wife and I in zucchini and I had to give away from the other plants.
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Bethany Smith (verified owner) –
Where did you grow this variety? Washington
Grew well in my tiny backyards my townhome, also grew well in my parents more spacious yard. Showed good mildew resistance in both areas and a long production with tasty fruit.
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Traci B –
Where did you grow this variety? Oregon
I have been growing Mutabile for a few years. Great flavor! Almost a nutty quality to them. Seeds stay small so they make great bread. Always the best producer of my garden. My all time favorite.
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Florence (verified owner) –
Where did you grow this variety? Washington
Grew them in a community garden with lots of powdery mildew around. They resisted it long after others succumbed. Also love the taste and growing habit. Best I’ve grown.
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Miranda –
Where did you grow this variety? Oregon
I never liked zucchini. Thick skin, punky flesh, squashy taste: no thanks. Then i found this zucchini. Not only does it slowly (or not so slowly) dole out squash all season long, it’s compact(ish) in the garden and is just so delicious. I’ll chop some up to cook for dinner and usually end up eating a third of it raw, dipped in a little salt. All my customers and friends love it too! Everyone is always so startled that zucchini could be sol delicious. The only draw back is that the lovely thin skin can be difficult to harvest and pack for market without scratching/damaging. As i no long vend at market, i could care less 🙂
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Lauren (verified owner) –
Where did you grow this variety? Oregon
Hands down the best zucchini I’ve ever had. Beautiful color, great flavor. Buy these seeds NOW!
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Rachel –
Where did you grow this variety? Oregon
I received some of these zukes from a friend, so I can’t speak to the growing experience, but the eating experience was A+. I cut up a moderately large zucchini and found myself unable to stop snacking on the raw cubes. There was almost a buttery taste to it and I had to remind myself I wanted to cook this for dinner. It was also delicious after a sauté. I’ll have to grow these for myself next summer!
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missamykatharine (verified owner) –
Where did you grow this variety? Oregon
I’m growing in Southern Oregon with hot, dry summers. This hasn’t had any powdery mildew, but one plant of three is really struggling with squash bugs. Oddly, they leave the other two alone, despite being in close quarters. I made the mistake of ONLY planning the new to me zucchini this year, and none of my beloved standard. The flavor in these is amazing. They’re great sliced up and thrown on the grill, and I can leave them in the garden until I’m ready to pick without suddenly coming out to baseball bat sized zucchini. That said, I love my huge zucchini! I use them for cream of zucchini soup, zucchini relish, and zucchini pickles. This variety seems best suited to cooking up fresh. I’m not getting nearly as many as I usually do from black beauty. I have three plants, and somehow I’m not buried in zucchini, but hoarding every one I can get, and unable to can any as relish or pickles. So, highly recommend this as a delicious culinary zucchini, but next year I’ll be planting this and my standard Black Beauty so I’ll have all my bases covered.
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