Marcella Peek wrote:
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The Cook wrote:

Just picked 8 eight ball zucchini, two regular green zukes and two
yellow ones. Also picked two patty pan. There are just two of us.
Guess it is time to start preserving the stuff. Think I will dry some
slices. A few years ago I dried squash, eggplant and tomatoes. Took
some with me when I went to stay with a relative for a while. Made
ratatouille by soaking the veggies, using some of the liquid and
adding some canned tomatoes.

Any other ideas?

Some of my summer squash plants are about 3 feet tall and leaves 16"
across. The winter squash look like they want to take over the whole
garden.

Lucky child. I can grow most things but am a complete failure with any
sort of squash. I currently have three different zucchini plants. All
are covered with male blossoms. Not a female in sight. This had been
proceeded by wild blooming of only female blossoms which died well
before the male ones made their entrance. Happens every time. No
squash. sigh.

marcella

Stagger the planting so that when the male blossoms appear on the older
plants, the newer ones will have female blossoms?