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Beverly Gill
True Blue Farmgirl
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Beverly
Marlborough
USA
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 Posted - May 07 2009 : 08:01:20 AM
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even though I have been gardening for years---this year is a first for me with vegetables----for a typical zucchini and yellow squash plant how much do they produce.??
lovin the dirt
Beverly |
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Bellepepper
True Blue Farmgirl
1207 Posts
Belle
Coffeyville
KS
USA
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Posted - May 07 2009 : 08:26:29 AM
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Beverly, each plant will produce dozens depending on the health of the plant. We have such a problem with squash bugs that it shortens the harvest time considerably. The one year that we had peacocks, we didn't have any bugs and the plants just kept producing till frost. Too bad the peacocks wern't good for anything else.
Just be sure to harvest every day. They will get as big as a ball bat before you know it. I have planted 4 different varities and they are all up and look good. I have black zucc, yellow zucc, a new one that looked interesting in the catalog and my favorite, patty pan. I planted cosmose around them (read that somewhere). The cosmose flowers attract bees that polinate the squash.
That brings up a question, anyone have a good repellent for squash bugs? Besides peacocks.
Good luck Bev. |
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NudeFoodFarm
True Blue Farmgirl
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Heide
Benton City
WA
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Posted - May 07 2009 : 10:01:38 AM
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Don't forget to eat the blossoms!
I was just told that Squash blooms have more nutrition than the actual vegetable because as a veggie it is super diluted in water. They make great garnishes and I have even battered them and deep fried them with sliced zucs.
The more you pick the blossoms the more it will bloom so don't worry that you wont get a harvest. And if it goes crazy, just keep one veg on the vine and don't pick it and it will slow down the blooming.
Best, heide
Nude Food Farm
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Beverly Gill
True Blue Farmgirl
1114 Posts
Beverly
Marlborough
USA
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Posted - May 07 2009 : 10:15:31 AM
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wow, I can hardly wait.
thanks
Beverly |
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electricdunce
True Blue Farmgirl
2544 Posts
Karin
Belmont
ME
USA
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Posted - May 07 2009 : 12:03:03 PM
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As soon as you spot one, the next day there will be three or four and a couple of weeks later your garden will be filled with zucchini cudgels. The one year my husband and I planted a few zucchinis we ended up with so many we were considering building a big catapult and launching them into the woods.
They are fun though, you certainly get results...Karin
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Ingrid
True Blue Farmgirl
432 Posts
Ingrid
BC
Canada
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Posted - May 07 2009 : 1:28:37 PM
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Lots. Ha Ha. I use my extra zuchini to make bread and butter pickles. It works great.
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mikesgirl
True Blue Farmgirl
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Sherri
Elma
WA
USA
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kristin sherrill
True Blue Farmgirl
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kristin
chickamauga
ga
USA
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Posted - May 08 2009 : 05:37:46 AM
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Yep, last year was not a zucchini year. Usually I'll have so many I can't give them away. And if you turn your back on them they grow 8". One day they'll be little and ya think you'll be able to wait a few days to pick and ya go out and you can just about make a small kayak with it. Gotta watch those things!
Kris
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Beverly Gill
True Blue Farmgirl
1114 Posts
Beverly
Marlborough
USA
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Posted - May 08 2009 : 5:01:02 PM
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oh wow...I can hardly wait.
will let you know how it goes.
Beverly |
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Montrose Girl
Farmgirl Legend/Schoolmarm
1360 Posts
Laurie
Montrose
CO
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Posted - May 15 2009 : 3:58:46 PM
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I dried the extras and used them in soups all winter. It was great. They also were edible just like chips. In Feb they were wonderful.
Best Growing |
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