Thread: In the Garden 2018

I just have a little strip in the front yard. Generally just tomatoes and snap peas cause they take little care and are mainly pest resistant. Added zucchini this year (and probably not next year.) If you don't monitor the Zucchini daily you get surprised by a gigantic squash that is taking over half the gardening space. Have had several ripe heiloom tomatos so far. Nice and meaty.

The squash and cukes are more than plentiful! The neighbors drop the blinds and lock the door when they see me coming. Tomatoes are very slow this year. A few salad tomatoes but no big ones.

The glads are beautiful.



The jalapenos are going strong. The habaneros and ghost are slow coming on and still just blooming.




I have one Wala Walla with a seed head. These are fantastic onions.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

I just have a little strip in the front yard. Generally just tomatoes and snap peas cause they take little care and are mainly pest resistant. Added zucchini this year (and probably not next year.) If you don't monitor the Zucchini daily you get surprised by a gigantic squash that is taking over half the gardening space. Have had several ripe heiloom tomatos so far. Nice and meaty.

If you are starting to get overrun with zuchinni I found a recipe in the paper last week for Zuchinni blossoms stuffed with goat cheese.

Thanks, 32t. I got a couple of neighbors that don't lock the door and pull the shades when I arrive on their doorstep with a humongous Zucchini. Living by myself I should have realized that a Zucchini plant is a bad idea.

Originally Posted by Razorfeld

Thanks, 32t. I got a couple of neighbors that don't lock the door and pull the shades when I arrive on their doorstep with a humongous Zucchini. Living by myself I should have realized that a Zucchini plant is a bad idea.

Richard,

Several years ago my oldest daughter had an abundance of zucchini (including several large ones) and she asked if I'd use my Kitchen Aid and shred them and then freeze them.

If I'm not mistaken she used the shreds for making zucchini bread and zucchini cakes (I can send you the recipe for either or both). It's just a thought and yes I know you'd have to grate by hand but look at the opportunity for some exercise.

I wonder if zuchinni would be the answer to world hunger.....

Everyone that I know that has planted it wonders what to do with it all.

The only thing I have found that kills it is shade.

I wish that everyone in the world had the problem of to much food!

Originally Posted by 32t

I wonder if zuchinni would be the answer to world hunger.....

Everyone that I know that has planted it wonders what to do with it all.

The only thing I have found that kills it is shade.

I wish that everyone in the world had the problem of to much food!

My best friend and I have been friends for 53 years now. He's now retired after a career as a mechanical engineer for an outfit that designed weapon systems for the military/Navy in particular.

Anyway back when Ethiopia was having such problems with hunger he came up with the idea of bombing poor countries with zucchini seeds as one plant would feed a neighbor hood, a dozen a village etc.

He also figured that the excess could be dried for the off seasons.

So the idea isn't new but it does sound like it could work.

Thanks, Roy. I have a food processor to do the hard work. I'm not a zucchini bread or cakes type anymore. Raw, grilled, or shredded and pickled for one meal is more my style and likes these days.

Zucchini is very tasty if it's picked when it's about 4-5" long.

Cut um thin, fry them in a cast iron skillet with a bit of grape seed oil, a dash of seasoning salt, and their better than potato chips.

Wife shreds the abundance, for bread n such.