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Grey Zucchini chonkers (discuss.online)

submitted 1 month ago by DNS@discuss.online to c/gardening@lemmy.world

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First time growing this variety and they're pretty tasty. Then again my taste buds are bland so the taste of these are extraordinary to me haha. I am really surprised how few of them csn be humongous while others are tiny. Either way, I grew too many that I can eat so I've been giving the excess away to family and friends.

Hatching another batch of peppers and starting cucumbers soon. You can follow me on TikTok under Deku Farms if y'all interested in more daily updates. I'm trying to be more active on lemmy 🙏🏽

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[–] DNS@discuss.online 6 points 1 month ago

Forgot to mentiom: Zone 10B SoCal

[–] IMALlama@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago

Thanks for sharing! First time growing zucchini? Some of them can get massive if they get away from you. We were gone for 10 weeks in July a few years ago and came back to one that was nearly as long as out toddler was tall.

[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Nice haul! We also grow a similar variety but because we are organic we constantly battle squash vine borers, the tunneling messes in a big way with the fruits vascular system, leading to wilting, yellowing, and eventual fruit rot so we often have to harvest prematurely. Do you grow organically?

[–] LordCrom@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (1 children)

What do you do to fight that? Soapy water with vinegar and salt?

[–] Substance_P@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

Yeah these squash bugs or vine borers, they lay their eggs on the stems and the undersides of the leaves, so we've been trying the soap approach. We are trying a solution of water and dish soap then spray it directly on the bugs. It's kind of laborious to be honest but as far as I know these insects breath through the skin and the soap coats the adults or eggs when sprayed.