Comments on: All about zucchini http://www.mycoldprairie.com/2009/05/26/all-about-zucchini/ Because SOMEBODY has to live here. Wed, 18 Jan 2012 04:09:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: admin http://www.mycoldprairie.com/2009/05/26/all-about-zucchini/comment-page-1/#comment-140 admin Sun, 21 Jun 2009 06:02:19 +0000 http://www.mycoldprairie.com/?p=334#comment-140 Thanks! Glad it's informative to keep ya coming by. Thanks! Glad it’s informative to keep ya coming by.

]]> By: GarykPatton http://www.mycoldprairie.com/2009/05/26/all-about-zucchini/comment-page-1/#comment-119 GarykPatton Tue, 16 Jun 2009 02:05:33 +0000 http://www.mycoldprairie.com/?p=334#comment-119 You know so many interesting infomation. You might be very wise. I like such people. Don't top writing. You know so many interesting infomation. You might be very wise. I like such people. Don’t top writing.

]]> By: Kelly Brown http://www.mycoldprairie.com/2009/05/26/all-about-zucchini/comment-page-1/#comment-112 Kelly Brown Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:34:04 +0000 http://www.mycoldprairie.com/?p=334#comment-112 Great post! I'll subscribe right now wth my feedreader software! Great post! I’ll subscribe right now wth my feedreader software!

]]> By: admin http://www.mycoldprairie.com/2009/05/26/all-about-zucchini/comment-page-1/#comment-57 admin Thu, 28 May 2009 15:33:42 +0000 http://www.mycoldprairie.com/?p=334#comment-57 Aha - I knew it! I don't think that's anectodal at all - it confirms what I've suspected from reading - that the advantages of direct seeding generally outweigh any loss of grow time. By the time the plant adjusts to being transplanted it's lost so much time that you only gain a week. Hmmm. I will replicate your experiment and plant one directly as well as a transplant. Can't wait to see what happens. THanks for sharing your story! Aha – I knew it! I don’t think that’s anectodal at all – it confirms what I’ve suspected from reading – that the advantages of direct seeding generally outweigh any loss of grow time. By the time the plant adjusts to being transplanted it’s lost so much time that you only gain a week. Hmmm.

I will replicate your experiment and plant one directly as well as a transplant. Can’t wait to see what happens. THanks for sharing your story!

]]> By: Meadowwood Garden http://www.mycoldprairie.com/2009/05/26/all-about-zucchini/comment-page-1/#comment-53 Meadowwood Garden Thu, 28 May 2009 11:46:20 +0000 http://www.mycoldprairie.com/?p=334#comment-53 Our climate is a bit warmer, but here is our zucchini experience from last year. Three weeks before frost date we started a few zucchini plants. We put them in the garden and at the same time planted a few seeds just to see what would happen. 3 weeks after planting we harvested from the ones we set out as seedlings. Amazingly, one week later we began to harvest from the direct-sown plants! The direct-sown zucchini gave us a regular harvest in only 28 days (packet said 40)! Unscientific to be sure, but the three week head start of the seedlings only translated into a one week advantage at harvest time. This year we didn't start any early and directly sowed our zucchini and yellow squash. It will be interesting to see what happens. For your climate these might work well if they get enough heat to be happy -- they grow like weeds! And a single zucchini plant can feed a small family -- literally! Our climate is a bit warmer, but here is our zucchini experience from last year. Three weeks before frost date we started a few zucchini plants. We put them in the garden and at the same time planted a few seeds just to see what would happen. 3 weeks after planting we harvested from the ones we set out as seedlings. Amazingly, one week later we began to harvest from the direct-sown plants! The direct-sown zucchini gave us a regular harvest in only 28 days (packet said 40)!

Unscientific to be sure, but the three week head start of the seedlings only translated into a one week advantage at harvest time. This year we didn’t start any early and directly sowed our zucchini and yellow squash. It will be interesting to see what happens.

For your climate these might work well if they get enough heat to be happy — they grow like weeds! And a single zucchini plant can feed a small family — literally!

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