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23-07-2005, 11:38 PM
John Savage
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Can some of the huge leaves be cut off of zuchinni plants?
Yes, but why would you want to? If in the way you can bend the stem
so it creases and falls aside into other leaves but doesn't actually
break off the plant. Remember, the leaf is actually a large solar collector,
gathering sunlight that the plant uses in converting light and nutrients
into delicious fruit!
If a leaf is touching the ground you can place dry straw under it to lift it
away from contact with soil fungus, or else cut it off knowing that it is
going to go mouldy sometime soon, anyway.
If you do sever a large leaf, give the hollow stalk to a kid to blow through
and drive the household to distraction!
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John Savage (my news address is not valid for email)
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