I think this variety is called black beauty zucchini. It's doing well in my mild summer weather. Hope nobody steals them before I'm ready for them.
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Soon you will have so many zucchini that you hope someone comes to steal them
I had no idea zucchini was a courgette. They're awesome roasted.
Leaves sometimes get a bit mouldy. I like to tie to a stick to keep off ground. Especially if it's quite rainy.
Consider making some fried squash (zuke) blossoms!
If it keeps blooming this much I'm going to need to try this!! I've heard of it but never done it yet!
Highly recommend making the fried blossoms into a quesadilla… it’s a seasonal delight in Mexican cuisine
Those look fantastic. Great job!
Thanks! My secret is I water it sometimes
lol funny how that works right?
Are you going to take any protections against squash borers? IIRC, wrapping duct tape around the stems can help with that.
I don't think I've ever encountered a squash borer or heard of this before. Maybe it's a regional thing?
Okay, a quick search is suggesting that Midwest and East Coast USA is most vulnerable. If you haven't heard of these things before and you're not in that area then I reckon you're all good.
The dangers of those suckers is that they have the potential to get in to the main root, killing that local tissue, which in turn brings down the whole plant. (unless maybe emergency-grafted I guess?)
I'm sorry to hear it. I presume someone planted it in your garden as a prank?