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Old 02-07-2003, 06:00 PM
Dwight Sipler
 
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Default zucchini flowers

Cereoid-UR12yo wrote:

But you will never get any fruit if you do that.

David Hill wrote in message
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If you cut the flowers and dip them in batter and deep fry
they make an interesting garnish for a meal




The productivity of zucchini is legendary, so stealing a few blossoms
occasionally will reduce production, which is probably a good thing for
most home gardeners. Depending on the temperature, the time from blossom
to fruit (assuming adequate pollination) is about 4-15 days (faster at
moderate temperatures, falls off at very high or low temperatures).

You could pur in an extra zucchini plant just for blossoms, but you will
have the same problem: the productivity of blossoms is greater than the
productivity of fruit, so you will be overwhelmed with blossoms.