Zucchini · Cucurbita pepo

Costata Romanesco

Dry-matter zucchini that actually tastes like something. Male blossoms are a market SKU. Single row, 24-inch in-row. Squash vine borer — row cover until bloom.

Cultivar spec

Zone

Zone 2 · cool humid

Hold

50°F · 90% RH

Min safe

45°F

Shelf

10 d

Cooling

Forced air

Respiration

Moderate

0.95 BTU/lb·°F

Totes / 100 lb

2.2

Chilling-sensitive. Do not drop into a 34°F Zone 1 box. Floor 45°F.

Pack · labor · channel · week

LABOR$ / hour harvest + pack

CHANNEL

MIX DIRECT% of units at farm-gateWEEK STARTauto · peak if this week is empty

Week: 12 Oct–18 Oct
Cuts: 1 lines
Mass: 11.3 lb
Totes: 1

Net $401.38 · $8.03 / bed-foot after harvest+pack labor and seed.

Weekly pick · 12 Oct–18 Oct

DATE	BLOCK	BED	CULTIVAR	UNITS	LB	TOTES	ZONE	BOX
08-13	E CUCURBIT	2	Costata Romanesco	11.3 lb	11.3 lb	1	Z2	50°F

Enterprise · mix 50% direct

CULTIVAR	FEET	UNITS	GROSS	LABOR	SEED	MARGIN	$/FT
Costata Romanesco	50 ft	225 lb	$421.88	$18.00	$2.50	$401.38	$8.03
TOTAL	50 ft		$421.88	$18.00	$2.50	$401.38	$8.03

Labor = harvest hours × 1.25 pack factor × $18/hr. Seed $0.10 / transplant, $0.05 / bed-ft direct-seed. Zone 1 · cold wet never shares a box with fruiting crops.