On 10 Apr 2004 22:12:25 GMT, (Surfgeotwo) wrote:

has anyone tried these? is it worth it?

Absolutely. 2 Zuchs would serve my family well-- but I plant 6 just
for the blossoms.


i amgrowing zuccini for my first time. the flowers are still twisted up and
havent opened yet,and they feel so delicate i would think i would need at least
100 to be worth eating.

A little batter & being deep fried makes a meal of a dozen/person.
Stuff them with mozzarella & basil & 4-6 will fill you up.


not to mention that by eating thje flowers you wont get any zuccini. just
curios on any thoughts, perhaps my plant will be so prolofic that we can eat
some flowers and still have fruits to harvest?

I only eat the male flowers. [the females have the tiny Zuch's on
them]. If they all look the same, which they usually do in the
beginning, then they are all males.

Pick in the early AM before the bees get on them. Leave a 'tail' of
about 4 inches of stem. I use a simple batter of 1 cu. flour,
salt, pepper, 1 Tbl olive oil & water enough to make a runny batter.


Jim