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14 Successful Zucchini Growing Tips!

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February 19, 2015 By Heidi 10 Comments

Got the gardening bug? Check out these 14 Easy Zucchini Growing Tips to grow a great crop this year!
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Do you want to grow some perfectly delicious Zucchini this year??

Zucchini is so easy to grow and will get off to a great start when planted with outside temps averaging 70 degrees.

Be sure to check out these 14 creative Zucchini Growing Tips shared right here and on The Frugal Girls Facebook Page…



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Kristin said: “I grow zucchini every year. Last year I grew them so they would climb an a-frame trellis and it was my best crop yet! Kept them off the ground and prevented rot.”

Elaine said: “I planted the bush types rather than the vines and had great luck, that way you can plant in a smaller area.”

Renee said: “Easy to grow, but keep away from cucumbers. They will cross pollinate. I invented cukinni one year!”

Sharon said: “Keep them away from your yellow squash and cucumber vines. Believe me, I know this for a fact!”

Jamie said: “They’re a pretty fool proof plant to grow. I honestly just tossed a few seeds in a hole that I dug this past spring and that’s it.  Occasionally I watered the plants a bit, but other than that they sort of take care of themselves.”

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Amy said: “1 or 2 plants are plenty for a family of 4.  We had more than enough.”

Michelle said: “They grow really fast and what Renee said lol.  I have done the same thing. Also make sure you pick them early on before they get to big.”

Elisabeth said: “You need no special instructions, they just grow.  I shred and freeze to make bread whenever we want it.”

Donna said: “Be prepared to eat lots of zucchini. Needs very little except sun and water.”

Gail said: “Don’t plant too many…they take over the garden…..seriously…”

Nan said: “Make sure you pick regularly otherwise you`ll have heaps of marrows to deal with.”

Amy said: “Gotta be on the lookout for vine borers. They can destroy your zucchini plant if you let them.”

Jody said: “So easy, usually get way more then you need.  Good for beginners.”

Amy said: “Super easy and very productive crop.”



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  1. Becky says

    May 31, 2016 at 6:07 am

    I have found that if u put newspaper around the zuchinni plant once it’s big enough & then put straw on top the paper it keeps them off the wet ground preventing rot.

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  2. Becky says

    May 31, 2016 at 6:03 am

    I found that if u put a piece of newspaper around the zuchinni plant once it’s big enough & then cover the paper with straw it keeps them from touching the wet ground preventing rot.

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  3. courtney says

    August 20, 2015 at 3:50 pm

    For starters, it does not matter if you plant your zucchini next to the cukes, unless you are saving the seed for next year. The long stem with a flower is the male flower, so if you want to pollinate them yourself take a bit of pollen from the long-stem one and brush it on (really, with a paintbrush!) onto the short stubby stem flower. Lastly, I had problems with the bunnies eating the flowers and young zucchini so I plant them in tall tire stacks with lovely compost. Make sure you fill the tires completely and water the soil to settle it a couple weeks before planting.

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  4. Dennis says

    July 16, 2015 at 2:22 pm

    i think much depends on climate as well as pests. We have more success with pumpkin than zucchini. Very wet weather can ruin a crop with mould.

    It can be useful to nip the end off long runners, this will promote flow of a hormone, auxin, that encourages both cross branches and flowering. Of course you are always likely to produce crops just when shop prices hit the bottom, but the quality is different. It is important to pick the zucchinis often. If they remain on the vine they grow rapidly and go past best taste. Also, if really mature fruit are left there, the plant may sigh and say to itself it’s done with being pregnant thank you and leave this world. Trim as with deadheading roses.

    It’s easy to identify male and female fruit, the female fruit have a swelling at the base, the beginning of the marrow which will not grow without pollination. You need male and female flowers open on the same day. They only flower briefly. If not pollinated, the baby zucchini at the base of the female flower yellows and falls off.

    If you do not have crawling or flying insects doing the pollinating, pick a male flower, strip off the petals and undertake the intimate task of introducing it to the inside of the female flower, gently dusting with pollen from the male flower. And if you have a lot of males hanging round looking useless, look up a recipe for stuffed zucchini flowers.

    Here in Australia of course, these things grow upside down. Makes it difficult. Being left handed helps.

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  5. roberta says

    June 30, 2015 at 10:44 pm

    On my zucchini plants there is a long stem,then the blossom and no zucchini,I got two medium ones,then this started happening. What am I doing wrong

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    • Mae says

      July 5, 2015 at 7:30 am

      You are not doing anything wrong. Some of the flowers grow on a stem and some on the end of the fruit. They are male and female. Zucchini plants have both on each plant. As do all the squash varieties. Sometimes the first glowering will be all makes. This will fall off and then you will get all new blossoms with a mix. Just be patient and keep bugs away. Except for bees and butterflies for pollination. You can cut away leaves, if you find that too many bugs are hiding out or laying eggs all over them, cut it if at the very base on the stalk stem.

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  6. Stanelle says

    June 9, 2015 at 1:58 pm

    Phoenix isn’t an easy place to garden. Last year I grew zucchini in a big pot with few fruits. This year I am using a straw bale. I have a soaker hose around it and water daily. Having much better luck with lots of fruit. I did have to net it to keep the birds from chomping on them though.

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  7. JoAnn says

    May 28, 2015 at 10:13 pm

    If you pick the first 2 or 3 baby zucchini off your plant it will give you a bigger yield.

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  8. Mary Ann says

    May 8, 2015 at 2:33 pm

    Gave up planting zucchini because of squash bugs always killing my plants despite my best efforts to kill the bugs and their eggs.

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    • Barbara Rae says

      September 12, 2015 at 7:52 pm

      I’m with you. Sneaky squash bugs and vine borers ruin all the fun of growing any type of squash/cukes/pumpkins, etc. I have tried picking them off, squashing the eggs, planting inside tires aways from the garden, replanting later, sevin dust or spray. Nothing seems to really work.
      barb

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