Zucchini
Cucurbita pepo L. var. cylindrica Paris
Journals (274)
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Day 113
Harvesting: Help!!!!!
Theres only so much courgette soup a girl can take – Making vat loads at the mo; I cant keep up with them and they keep morphing into marrows too..
This entry is about Dee's Courgette Verdi di Milano in the "Allotment " garden.
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Day 0
Sown: Sown
This entry is about Kristiecav's Zucchini Lebanese in the Veg Patch #1 garden.
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Day 0
Planting Out: Transplanted seedlings
Transplanted from the bed near the sidewalk.
This entry is about Marko's Grey Zucchini bed #2 in the Front Yard Vegetable garden.
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Day 15
Showing True Leaves: Starting with the transplanting
That’s not a dog that disturbed the soil, but the result of me digging up seedlings to transplant.
This entry is about Marko's Grey Zucchini in the Front Yard Vegetable garden.
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Day 56
Dying: After 2 more zukes, I found SVB
This plant got Squash Vine Borer. It was on the main vine and was absolutely disgusting. I couldn’t keep it in the garden, because I was too grossed out, so I executed it. :(This entry is about Kirchren's Zucchini in the Vegetables 2008 garden.
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Day 106
Tomorrow, my battle with powdery mildew begins!! Here’s the recipe for my weapon: 1 teaspoon baking soda 1 teaspoon liquid dish soap 1 quart (or 1 liter) water (Recipe Source: Ellis, Barbara W. and Fern Marshall Bradley. 1992. The Organic Gardener’s Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Co...This entry is about Redloon's Zucchini 'Sure Thing' in the My Veggie, Fruit, Herb & Flower garden.
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Day 103
Boston has been very humid and rainy lately… and the powdery mildew is loving it. :(
This entry is about Redloon's Zucchini 'Sure Thing' in the My Veggie, Fruit, Herb & Flower garden.
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Day 28
...these zucchinis are going to be huge! I can see several flower buds forming underneath its giant leaves. They will all shoot out giant zucchinis. Time to start looking for squash recipes.
This entry is about Roanoke's Zucchini - Black Beauty in the Vegetable garden.
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Day 59
Harvesting: Just one so far
We had our first Zucchini from this plant. The plant itself has not grown much, but I am sure we will have more of these to come! What i did with the zucchini? Broiled it in the oven with some kosher salt, chili powder with a squash and some anaheim chilllies.This entry is about Balathiagu's Zucchini in the Foodie's Plot garden.
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Day 100
Dying: removed
The powdery mildew took hold finally and it had to go. It started slowly and the plants kept producing. Finally, it was over more than half the plants from base to stem and it was making me nervous. My sfg is new and I don’t want it full of icky spores that will cause problems down the road...This entry is about Wenjomatic's Zucchini in the Wen's Square Foot Garden garden.
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