More n00b questions :-) My zuchinni developed the first female blossom 3
days ago. There were no
males open, so I don't know if it got fertilized or not. 3 days later it's
not that big. Should I just pick it and toss it? How long should I want from
blossom time till I give up on it? It looks like tomorrow an male and a
female will both be open, so I'm thinking of picking this one and tossing it
so the plant can spend it's strength on the new ones.

Matthew Reed said:

More n00b questions :-) My zuchinni developed the first female blossom 3
days ago. There were no
males open, so I don't know if it got fertilized or not. 3 days later it's
not that big. Should I just pick it and toss it? How long should I want from
blossom time till I give up on it? It looks like tomorrow an male and a
female will both be open, so I'm thinking of picking this one and tossing it
so the plant can spend it's strength on the new ones.

Pick it and eat it. Teeny baby veggies were very trendy a few years back.
I try to pick mine when they are really small (but some manage to escape
notice).
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Matthew Reed said:

More n00b questions :-) My zuchinni developed the first female blossom 3
days ago. There were no
males open, so I don't know if it got fertilized or not. 3 days later it's
not that big. Should I just pick it and toss it? How long should I want
from
blossom time till I give up on it? It looks like tomorrow an male and a
female will both be open, so I'm thinking of picking this one and tossing
it
so the plant can spend it's strength on the new ones.

Pick it and eat it. Teeny baby veggies were very trendy a few years back.
I try to pick mine when they are really small (but some manage to escape
notice).
--
Pat in Plymouth MI ('someplace.net' is comcast)


They taste better if you charge yourself $4.99 per lb for them.

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More n00b questions :-) My zuchinni developed the first female blossom 3
days ago. There were no
males open, so I don't know if it got fertilized or not. 3 days later it's
not that big. Should I just pick it and toss it? How long should I want
from
blossom time till I give up on it? It looks like tomorrow an male and a
female will both be open, so I'm thinking of picking this one and tossing
it so the plant can spend it's strength on the new ones.



I would toss it. We pick them when they're about 8" long and the seeds are
still tender. For frying we let them reach 12" or more.