- Cucuzzi squash is light green, with white flesh that is best used young before a hard shell forms.
Lagenaria siceraria. (55 days to edible 100 days to gourd use). 2 gram seed packet ~10 seeds. These seeds are really large! Technically a gourd, Cucuzzi squash is light green, with white flesh. Use when it is young, before it develops a hard shell. Commonly used in Italian dishes. Harvest when they are 6-8" while they are still tender, for food, or grow them as big as you can, for gourds. Being a true gourd, the vines flower at night with beautiful white blooms that are moth pollinated.