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Lumpy zucchini
My zucchini have become lumpy. I'm used to nice smooth fruit so this
is disconcerting. Some are more misshapen than others. They seem to taste just fine. Has anyone here any idea as to why the zucchini fruit are lumpy? Sue |
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Sue wrote: My zucchini have become lumpy. I'm used to nice smooth fruit so this is disconcerting. Some are more misshapen than others. They seem to taste just fine. Has anyone here any idea as to why the zucchini fruit are lumpy? Sue Maybe cross-pollinated with a warty cucumber? -- "I will show you fear in a handful of dust" -T.S. Eliot |
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Sue wrote: My zucchini have become lumpy. I'm used to nice smooth fruit so this is disconcerting. Some are more misshapen than others. They seem to taste just fine. Has anyone here any idea as to why the zucchini fruit are lumpy? Sue Do you have any catnip blooming nearby? Bob |
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zxcvbob wrote: Sue wrote: My zucchini have become lumpy. I'm used to nice smooth fruit so this is disconcerting. Some are more misshapen than others. They seem to taste just fine. Has anyone here any idea as to why the zucchini fruit are lumpy? Sue Do you have any catnip blooming nearby? Does zucchini not like the mints? -- "I will show you fear in a handful of dust" -T.S. Eliot |
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Isabella Woodhouse wrote:
In article , zxcvbob wrote: Sue wrote: My zucchini have become lumpy. I'm used to nice smooth fruit so this is disconcerting. Some are more misshapen than others. They seem to taste just fine. Has anyone here any idea as to why the zucchini fruit are lumpy? Sue Do you have any catnip blooming nearby? Does zucchini not like the mints? Catnip is an alternate host for cucumber mosaic virus, which turns zucchini warty and lumpy, turns crookneck squash green, and eventually kill the plant. It's spread by cucumber beetles, and I suspect it's spread by bees from blooming catnip to blooming squash because my squash used to get it really bad as soon as the they were blooming the same time as catnip (catnip is a weed around here). I didn't grow squash for a couple of years and went on a catnip eradication campaign. Now I can grow squash again. Catnip still comes up in my yard, but I pull it up. Peppermint, spearmint, and even catmint don't seem to be a problem. Bob |
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 11:46:19 -0500, zxcvbob
wrote: Sue wrote: My zucchini have become lumpy. I'm used to nice smooth fruit so this is disconcerting. Some are more misshapen than others. They seem to taste just fine. Has anyone here any idea as to why the zucchini fruit are lumpy? Sue Do you have any catnip blooming nearby? Not that I'm aware of. I grew zucchini in the neighboring raised bed last year and didn't have this problem. Sue Bob |
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On Thu, 28 Aug 2008 10:50:59 -0500, Isabella Woodhouse
wrote: In article , Sue wrote: My zucchini have become lumpy. I'm used to nice smooth fruit so this is disconcerting. Some are more misshapen than others. They seem to taste just fine. Has anyone here any idea as to why the zucchini fruit are lumpy? Sue Maybe cross-pollinated with a warty cucumber? No cucumbers. I raised beans and corn along with the zucchini this year. The insides of the zucchini look just fine - only misshapen. Sue |
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zxcvbob wrote: Isabella Woodhouse wrote: In article , zxcvbob wrote: Sue wrote: My zucchini have become lumpy. I'm used to nice smooth fruit so this is disconcerting. Some are more misshapen than others. They seem to taste just fine. Has anyone here any idea as to why the zucchini fruit are lumpy? Sue Do you have any catnip blooming nearby? Does zucchini not like the mints? Catnip is an alternate host for cucumber mosaic virus, which turns zucchini warty and lumpy, turns crookneck squash green, and eventually kill the plant. It's spread by cucumber beetles, and I suspect it's spread by bees from blooming catnip to blooming squash because my squash used to get it really bad as soon as the they were blooming the same time as catnip (catnip is a weed around here). I didn't grow squash for a couple of years and went on a catnip eradication campaign. Now I can grow squash again. Catnip still comes up in my yard, but I pull it up. Peppermint, spearmint, and even catmint don't seem to be a problem. Well what do you know? Isn't that a heck of a thing. I had no idea! I'm glad we have no catnip and that the lemon balm is probably not a vector. This year, we used row covers on the zucchini, to prevent bugs and disease spread, until we were assured of a great crop. I hand pollinated them (that was easy) until the covers came off. They are still going strong. Best crop ever. Isabella -- "I will show you fear in a handful of dust" -T.S. Eliot |
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