John Savage wrote:
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You don't need bees for zucchini. The best stage to pick the fruit is
just after the flower goes limp (usually the day after it opened), the
fruit has maximum flavour at this size, about 5 inches.
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You must grow a different variety than I have tried so far. I find the
flavor much nicer a day or two later when the fruit has grown a little
but the flower has not fallen off yet. I find un-pollinated zucchinis to
be a little bitter. I usually just steam mine. Maybe they are different
if cooked another way.

Steve