Growing Zucchini (Courgettes) from Sowing to Harvest
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Whether you know them as zucchini or courgette, these stars of the summer garden are renowned for being incredibly prolific.
Get zucchini off to a good start and there’s no end to their generosity - you can even eat their flowers too!
In this short video we’ll share our tips for sowing, planting, and caring for zucchini - not forgetting the golden rule when it comes to harvest time…
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My grandparents lived in a small town where they didn’t lock their doors...except in August, ‘cuz people would give you zucchini!
The pot in the soil for watering is brilliant!
I've also burried empty plastic pop bottles with the bottoms out and small holes in the top (but bottom when. you invert it).
As a kid my grandpa had me put halfway in a coffee tin of chicken poop ,top it a inch of sand and have nail holes 1 inch from bottom in the sides of the can pointed towards three watermelon seeds and water daily.
A old Kentucky hills trick
Isn’t that technique called deep watering?
@@johnjude2685 That's genius. I've got to try that.
When an occasional zucchini gets away from me and grows too large, I slice it in half lengthwise, remove the seeds from the center, and then stuff and bake it. Brown ground beef with some onion, salt, pepper, add tomato sauce and rice if you like, or a cheese sauce, top with shredded cheddar, mozzarella or Parmesan cheese. Place in a baking dish, cover, bake @ 350 F about 45 minutes. Overgrown zucchini can also be shredded, packed 2 cups at a time into zip-lock bags, and frozen to be used in recipes (zucchini bread) through the winter.
Sounds yummy!
I recommend the TH-cam documentary "Land of hope and glory" on how beef is produced in the UK, it's really surprising
That is how my mom always did zucchini. I never knew to pick them small until I was grown. I still let one or two get big so I can stuff them.
One of the best garden series on TH-cam. Always happy when I get the notification 🤘🏻🌱🤘🏻.
Yeah man he’s awesome!
Cheers for that - hugely appreciated!
Absolutely growing zucchini. I grate my excess and freeze in plastic freezer bags in 2 Cup quantities. I add the defrosted zucchini to soups, casseroles, lasagne, spaghetti sauce and so many more dishes all winter long. It adds vitamins, sweetness and thickens. And of course I bake them into zucchini walnut muffins. My boyfriend doesn’t eat zucchini if he can see it but happily consumes all the grated zucchini he does not know about.
What a brilliant idea!
This is great info 👌
I use a lot of my zukes to make zucchini pancakes. I use 4 cups of grated zucchini, an egg or two, a teaspoon of baking powder, a teaspoon of salt and however much flour it takes to make a batter. I usually add some vegetable oil to the batter as well to discourage sticking. Once I have the basic batter, I can take it in a number of different directions: Italian, Mexican, Asian, sweet, etc. by adding spices and whatever else. The batter itself is very mild tasting and easily takes on whatever character you want to give it.
thanks, I love this idea. I'll definitely give it a try.
My grandmother used to make zucchini pancakes and it was a glorious day for all us kids when she did. They’re delicious!
This is great! Thanks for the idea!
Love this!
How delicious this sounds, thank you Peter.
I put shredded overgrown zucchini in my sourdough bread and then reduce the water added. A little olive oil and rosemary makes for a fabulous savory loaf.
I will try this! I'm doing a sourdough starter, will be ready when those zuchs start to pop!
What a great or should I say grate 😂😂😂 idea. I must try this.
Sounds illegal
@@MamboDogFace yuuuyyyy yet ash ôiyq
Thanks for checking on us
A few years ago I was having a problem with polination with the zucchini. I did some investigation and found out that if you cut some of the larger leaves off a plant, it makes it much easier for the insects to do their thing. I tried it and it worked great.
Great tip!
Thank you, I’m going to try that today. I did think how on Earth can the bees get to the flowers for some of mine.
I do that with my tomato plants, sometimes the flowers are hidden the bees can’t reach.
I’ve only discovered your channel this spring. Retired and getting into vegetable gardening after serious illness. So well presented and comprehensive info. Thank you.
Pat
Thanks Pat - I hope you continue to enjoy our videos. :-)
Love these videos. Also, putting the small glass jar over the seed is a great idea. Thanks!
My dad is 92 years old, & has planted a garden every year for over 50 years. He makes a little hill when planting our zucchini & yellow squash. We have straight & crookneck. Also eggplant, okra, cucumbers, peppers, tomatoes, green beans (Roma) strawberries (bearing now) green onions, kale, parsley, basil, mint, dill, & rosemary. 30’ rows. Thanks for your tips.
Why does he hill them?
I love courgettes! This is my first time growing them. I have 8 seeds beginning to germinate. Thanks for all your videos. I just bought your book!!
Thanks for your support Louise. I agree, courgettes are awesome!
Great advice about popping in a plant pot to hold onto water to be directed to the roots rather than run off. Also, the organic matter around the plant to avoid a hard crust 😊
I make Zucchini cake - essentially using a carrot cake recipe and substituting zucchini for carrots. Fabulous! Thanks for your fabulous videos.
I do the same! Only I add grated cheese for a more savory taste.
"Just a few plants ... small family ..."
Yup, I totally don't have 12 of the buggers and just 2 People to feed. This is gonna be fiiiiiine :D
Ae Norist We have four human bipeds in our immediate family PLUS 5 livestock guardian dogs, 4 mouser cats, 4 bunnies and 236 chickens’ mouths to feed! All except the cats LOVE all summer squash. We grow 40 plants and it’s never enough!!! 😁
Same haha
Ae Norist I have 24 thriving, healty tomatoe plants. Trying to persuade husband for a pollytunnel but he’s not giving in 😆
Oh wow - you must have a lot if space!
Remember to pick them very often and while they are still young. I often cut them when they are just four inches/10cm long. Just be sure to head out daily and pick the ones you see.
One tip for using zucchinis is to slice them fairly thin and dry the slices. They taste lovely dried! You can add a bit of spice, but too much and they will get very intense as it concentrates as they dry. This works with oversized fruit, if its not too big!
Whete have you been all my youtube life!? At last a great presenter I can listen to & learn from!
not gonna lie your channel is by far the most useful for guides and stuff. you focus of what people are asking for in a simple way and show it all on camera making it clear. the sections of the videos are managed well and consistent and never repeats... every video has new information and you are my favourite gardening channel! keep it up and thanks for all the tips and guides! 😁
Thanks for those kind comments - really pleased our videos are useful.
This is the first year that I've grown 95% of my garden from seed, it's been an interesting adventure. Like riding a roller coaster, lots of highs and lows.
That's a great way to describe it!
I love them sliced and roasted with olive oil/ salt drizzled across the top. Delicious!
Donna Ohanian On the grill too! 😋
Mix the yellow and green with sliced/quartered onion, olive oil or butter, salt/pepper and a dash of oregano. Saute to desired doneness. Makes very pretty side dish and onion sweetens the squash even further. Optionally quarter tomatoes and add at end just to warm. Even more colorful. Very Italian vibe.
Note: This is actually best sauteed in margarine, but hydrogenated oils are another story.
It never dawned on me to hand pollinate courgette I will defiantly try this year I normally grow three plants to give the bees a better chance, but I really only need two. Thanks for the top tip!
I second chocolate chip zucchini cake, one quart of shredded zucchini per recipe, same amount for zucchini bread and zucchini pizza crust. Shredded raw zucchini dries in 5 or 6 hours in a dehydrator and is great in homemade backpacking hot water only dinners, plus throw a couple handfuls in winter soups. We have squash bugs. The romanesco variety is less tasty to these destructive insects, and stays edible for people even when it gets large. Surrounding the vines with calendula also helps keep the hugs away. Just one plant per garden, one year we got 16 foot long vines. Watch out for zucchini surprise, we have found a few 24 pounders lurking that were not there the day before.
Mmmm... sounds tasty.
Thank you. Your video was helpful to a beginner gardener. ☺️
I grow in Louisiana, have no problem with slugs/snails in my raised garden beds but use a method for controlling non-vine type plants. I once had a mildew problem, to solve this I began pinching off all stems leaving 3 to 6 inches away from the main plant of any leaves which touch the ground. I leave alone all leaves with upward pointing stems. Start this process when plants are mostly mature & flowering. Removing ground touching leaves slows down powdery mildew & allows bees better access to the plants plus allows increased airflow. Plants will actually have a longer life cycle & pinched off stems & leaves do well in the mulch pile.
Thanks to the posters who recommended dehydration chips & allowing a few end of season to "mature" into gourd type fruits which I can store for a few months. I will experiment doing both this year. I have 18 plants in my garden & am very popular with friends, relatives, neighbors.
Great tip there, thank you.
Thank you, I will try that!
I watched quite a few videos in the past few days about growing zucchini and this is the best by far.
What my mom and I usually do is direct sow them into the garden soil when it is warm enough and after the last frost. In our garden they grow like weeds! LOL We ALWAYS end up with the monster Zucchinis! IT NEVER Fails!! One day we will go out and check them and they will be too small to pick. Next day still too small. So we wait 2 days and suddenly they have grown to MONSTER Size!! LOL
As to what/how we use Zucchini: We usually shred up, measure out and then freeze some of the Zucchini in containers that are sized just right for most of the recipes that we use the Zucchini in. We use the Zucchini to make Zucchini bread or Zucchini cake.
Thanks for those ideas Matthew. You know the solution to your monster zucchini problem - check plants EVERY day!!
Matthew Groff We cook ours outside on the grill. They’re delicious in “goulash” with onions, peppers, tomatoes, okra, yellow squash. 😋
I've never grown anything before, and this video was really helpful! Thank you! I'm excited to give growing my own food a try.
Get growing - it's the best thing you'll ever do!
I grow them every year! I pick them small but I always leave a few to get large by the end of the season to use in my zucchini relish and salsa! The flesh simmers up perfectly and tastes delicious! Thanks for the awesome video! :)
You know Eric there's another name for oversized courgettes, it's vegetable marrow! and they are great stuffed with a savoury mince mixture.
Ever tried BBQ courgettes /Zucchini? Split them lengthwise into two halves. BBQ lightly. Delicious.
They are indeed aren't they!
I'm growing them for the first time. I'm in New Zealand and will plant inside ready to go in the garden in September.
In addition to zucchini muffins, cakes, and breads, I add shredded zucchini to spaghetti sauce, zucchini, soup, etc. They are also yummy grilled.
If you get some giant ones, scoop out the seeds and they still work fine for recipes calling for shredded zucchini, plus you can roast and eat the seeds like pumpkin seeds... Very nutty and delicious to add to your zucchini bread of you want.
I have failed on my last couple of attempts so finding this video has given me more confidence this year. Thank you.
I feed my Zucchini with liquid seawed every week ,they love it
Got some courgette seeds from a neighbour the other day and this video reminded me to sow them. Thanks!
Zucchini's are so versatile We use them in bread, brownlies, guacamole, . salads, goulash casseroles, and more.
Mitchel Haas Also great grilled out.
Yes!! I just planted 2 and looking forward to enjoying the harvest!! Great video!
I'm so going to use the pot in the soil watering!! Absolutely brilliant!
Thank you i learned a lot, I’m currently growing courgettes and your tips probably saved my crop, thanks again great video as usual, keep up the hard work
I think i will plant my courgettes out this morning. I absolutley love your channel and consult it whenever I need to do something with my garden veg :)
I am living in the city now. Growing in pots this year. I started two plants in doors. Set them out the beginning of May. So far so good.
Can’t wait I just planted my courgettes today so happy I found this channel!
Go plant!
Excellent video. I can’t recommend your channel enough! Thank you so much from the Missouri Ozarks!
Growing both green and yellow squash. Love this channel. 🌱🌻💗
What great suggestions. I planted 6 plants and they are growing so well so far with lots of flowers. Your trip for pollination is much appreciated. Thanks
This was so helpful, especially the watering tip. I'm going to go out and do that today. I got my hands a regular courgette plant but only had room to grow it in a pot. Here's hoping the pot won't be too small. Thanks for another great video!
Loved the tip about using a pot to get water to the roots! Self pollinating will help us this year, too. We expect our last frost this week and are eager to get our seedlings outside. Thanks for your lovely videos!
Great information! Thank you for sharing. I LOVED the trick of putting the plastic planter down in the soil so that the watering can go directly to the room system. Brilliant!
I really love your videos! Especially your enthusiasm about the simplest details.
This is my first garden. I am so excited and found your video quite enlightening
Very Informative!Thank You&Happy Gardening To You!
I am growing goldens in 3" netpots in a hydroponics set up this year. They look really good. I came onto your page to find when to start to harvest, so thanks for that, and am going to cut the largest now.
I finely diced zucchini and replace half the ground meat in a recipe to increase vegetables. Also thin cooked slices in place of lasagna noodles. Saute with tomatoes garlic and topped with parmesan is one of my favorites!
Yum!
Just started one pot with a yellow variety plan to do one more pot with green. This is a great guide.
Yes i have 3 plants in my polly tunnel. Really looking forward to tasting the fresh fruit from these beauties.
Another inspiring video. Zucchini was my best crop last year and cannot wait for this year's. Yum, yum
Yes! This is what I’m trying now. Thanks man.
Thanks for this video,great advice, cheers from Vancouver Canada.
Thanks! Very useful information. I especially liked the idea of placing an empty pot to water the plants.
Yes and yes I will be trimming the bottom leaves and will cook some flowers.
Will try your bury the compost trick also thanks you Sir
Like the jar trick. Will TRY
Ben you are just so uplifting! 😊 You are a fantastic teacher/presenter/writer. 👏 👏 👏
Thanks so much, that's appreciated. :-)
Thank you SO MUCH for the tip about watering in a pot nearby. My zukes happen to be in a slanted spot and this will be very helpful. You made my day!
That's great to hear Paula.
This video was my first view of your channel. I loved your spirit. You made me smile and you made me happy for you being so good at doing the video. Subscribing. Thank you.
Thanks so much Martin - and a very warm welcome to the channel! :-)
Chocolate zucchini cake is fabulous. I also chop and freeze extra for throwing into soups, or baked goods later in the year.
i grow loads of zucchini; made relish, pickles, grated loads for zucchini bread and froze it for winter as well. Love it in soups, salads, fried and spaghetti sauce. Our all time favorite ! Also stuffed zucchini is my comfort food !
Love stuffed zucchini!
Great tips, thanks for sharing
Very helpful. Thank you.
Great video, many thanks.
I'm growing a cultivar called limelight, a light green skinned variety. Looking forward to it later this summer.
Great tips and very well explained!!
Thanks!!
I’ve had limited success with courgettes in the past so this video is really helpful!
Yes
I started zukes from seed for the first time this year! they have sprouted vigorously and I am looking forward to planting them in the next few days. We are using a squash cage - like a tomato cage but the tines are in the wide end, so it looks like an upside down tomato cage. We are really excited about seeing how this works as it does free up a lot of 'real estate' within the garden itself. Thanks for the video, very helpful!!
Please let us know how you get on with this.
Thank you!! Best info in video and blog I’ve seen.
Thanks Shelly. :-)
Another great video. Thank you.
Using small pots for watering,
I’m definitely going to do it this season！
I really like your videos,fun to watch,motivating and
soooo many things to learn.
Thank you ！
Thanks for watching :-)
Thank you for your succinct and informative video! First time growing courgettes and this has made me more confident
So pleased to hear that. :-)
Love this channel uplifting super informative and the funky lounge lizard background music 👌🏻😁😎 🌱🌱🌱💚💚💚
Thank you.
Just got mine planted last week. They are showing good growth. Thanks for the great tips. Liked and subscribed.
Welcome to the family - so please you've subscribed!
I grow these beauties every year, and always successful ( shouldn’t speak too soon!) 🙈 thanks Ben, so glad I found your channel , you’re always a joy to listen to 👍
Thanks for watching Lynn!
I'm growing mine in tubs this year. One plant per large tub.
Me too!
Me too after losing my first batch to the slugs 🙁
Thoroughly enjoy your tutorials, thank you from Australia
Cheers mate!
Thanks for these videos! Love zucchini and started growing it this year. Looking forward to stuffed squash blossoms. Also, just created a vegan alternative to cheese enchiladas using zucchini as the filling. Very tasty!
Love the sound of vegan enchiladas. Great stuff!
Very helpful
Thank you
Great information as always!
Wonderful video!
Thank you
Just discovered your channel and so glad I have, all my gardening questions are being answered!! I have grown yellow courgettes/zucchini for the first time ever in raised beds this year. They have been more than prolific and I am getting 1-2 fruits per day! Best cooking idea so far is to just thinly slice, drizzle with olive oil and sea salt, mix with hands and then scatter homegrown thyme (which I have) on them. Then in the oven on a high heat, turning/tossing occasionally - 10/15 mins later they are absolutely delicious! Thank you so much for all your fabulous tips, absolutely spot on!
That does sound delicious!
Thank you very much for sharing ❤️
I am a Garden Educator at a Early Childcare and Education facility in Alma, Arkansas. We are growing zucchini in our school garden!
Awesome! The kids will love it - and zucchini is so fast growing.
Love the quick, to the point instruction! More like bullet points which works for me! Zucchini is very easy to grow where I live (California Central Valley) but I can always use a clever hint!
Thanks for the feedback :-)
Obrigado 🌿
Obrigado por ter legendas.
Great video tyfs 😁👏🏽 I'm Container growing Zucchini 1st time direct from seed they were the 1st ones to pop through the soil im so excited 😁
Good luck with them Cynthia - I hope you get a bumper crop!
This is great, thank you👍🏻
Planted out our first 3 plants 2 weeks ago and will cover them tomorrow to protect from the frost.
The next 2 plants are in post at the moment but will go in the ground after this cold snap.
We usually get one a tear that grows enormous, and by that I mean 15-18" long.
Doesn't affect the taste and keeps for ages in the fridge.
As well as cooking from fresh, we make cake and various chutneys as well as dicing and freezing them on a tray before bagging them. That way we have plenty to keep us going through the autumn.
Yellow ones are lovely raw - slice thinly and put them in a salad.
I love them raw in salads too - they have a lovely crunch to them.
Thank you! We need to grow some! We love making ‘zoodles’, sauté in olive oil with onions and garlic, salt and pepper and top with grated Parmesan. 💖💐 from Texas 🤠
That sounds yum!
Very helpful video 👍 The watering pot is a really interesting idea 💡
When I get overloaded with zucchini I make mock apple pie, it tastes really good.
These are great cut into chip style sizes, tossed in olive oil and the spice of your choice then air fried for about 10 to 12 minutes shaking halfway through. Yummy!
Nice!