Sunday, July 18, 2010

The First of the Zucchini Summer Squash

zucchini summer squash
Zucchini Summer Squash
July 16, 2010

I picked the first of the zucchini a couple of days ago.  The zucchini is growing in a 5 gallon container.  It has been looking quite promising but it will be interesting to see how the zucchini performs overall in the container.  I don't know the variety of this zucchini as the tag was missing when I bought it.  So far the squash is a bit misshaped but that could be due to a lot of factors.  The largest of the squash was a little over 10 inches so that is just perfect size for sautéing the way we like them.  I like picking zucchini before it reaches the 10 - inch mark for best flavour and texture.  Picking at this size encourages more fruit usually resulting in being able to pick one squash daily. 

Happy Gardening!

Garden Gnome
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1 comment:

  1. I made a yummy zucchini casserole tonight, I'll be posting the recipe later in the week. Yours look tasty. I didn't grow any this year but got some delicious ones from the farmers market.

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