Remember this:
Well it turned into this:
I have eaten one tomato and have tons of green ones that I hope will turn red before it gets too cold. I did find some nasty looking worms on my tomato plants. I think we picked off at least 20. Hopefully I got them all. (Sorry no picture of that!)
So far my one squash plant looks amazing with tons of flowers, but not squash. Kind of bummed, but I still have my fingers crosses that I'll get something. Any suggestions???
This first summer crop I would give it a D-, but I have hopes for something better. I'll keep trying. I am hoping to have an amazing cold weather crop, which is what I really want. (Broccoli, lettuce, kale, cauliflower...Yummy!!)
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WOW! That's awesome! Here's a recipe to use those blossoms. One of my FAVORITE family recipes!
ZUCCHINI PATTIES AND BLOSSOMS
*5-6 yourng zucchine sliced thin and cut into fourths
*as many blossoms as you can find
*4 eggs, beaten
*1/2 c parm cheese
*1 tsp baking powder
*1 c flour
*salt, pepper, parsley, garlic,, oregano, and minced onion as desired.
*enough milk or water until mixture is the consistency of pancake batter
**Genly mix the zucchini, blossoms, and egg mixture together. Fry in frying pan in hot oil like pancakes until done.
**ENJOY!
Occasionally you will get a squash plant with only male flowers, which is what yours look like. Males, as we all know, cannot bear fruit :). If this is the case, better luck next season (this happened to me last year). Or if you spot it early enough in the season, just rip it out, and start a new plant. Female flowers will have a fat section below the blossom which is what eventually turns into your squash. If you have both male and female blossoms, but still aren't getting squash, try manually pollinating your females: pluck a male flower, rip off the petals, and rub the pollen into the female blossoms. Hope that helps! And refer to my go-to plant bible: Sunset's Western Garden Book. Well worth the cost--I have learned tons!
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