Comments on: Zapallitos Redondos

By: Alicia

Alicia — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 16:52:28 +0000

Sabina, Tell your stepmom that my mom and I live in Marietta, GA and we too plant the zapallitos. My mom bought seeds in Argentina last time we were there. We used to live in Uruguay as well. Luckily we are able to buy Yerba Mate in the US. If your stepmom wants to get together for garden talk or to drink some mate, send me an email madd03@hotmail.com

We too can send Graciela some zapallito seeds.

By: Sabina

Sabina — Wed, 18 Jun 2008 05:48:22 +0000

This delectable, little squash has found its way to Conyers and Smyrna (both suburbs of Atlanta), GA via my stepmother who was born in Uruguay. She regularly returns to S.A. to visit friends and family in both Uruguay and Argentina. Longing to eat her favorite squash back home in the US, she brought some seeds with her. The squash grow well here. Since my friends in Smyrna have planted many plants, I am sure that their popularity in this region will grow as they share them with their friends and relatives.

Graciela, If you didn’t find any seeds, we can send you some.

By: dan

dan — Mon, 05 May 2008 18:37:34 +0000

I guess it would depend where you live - the seeds are certainly available here in Buenos Aires at various plant stores - or, of course, within the zapallitos redondos themselves. If you’re not located here, you might try a resource like Jim Johnson at Seedman.

By: GRACIELA

GRACIELA — Mon, 05 May 2008 14:00:52 +0000

I want to buy seems of zapallitos redondos
yo quiero compra las semillas de los zapallitos redondos

By: BsAsWino

BsAsWino — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 02:42:34 +0000

One of the vegetables I most miss whenever I leave BsAs is the zapallito redondo. I prefer it to zuchinni and squash. When I’m broiling a steak on the bottom part of the typical gas oven here, I always include a few halved zapallitos and potatoes drizzled with a bit of oil, salt, black pepper and provensal in the upper (main) part of the oven. The veggies bake while the steak broils. It’s simple and really quite tasty.

By: SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Zapallitos

SaltShaker » Blog Archive » Zapallitos — Sun, 19 Mar 2006 11:18:30 +0000

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