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Zucchini

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Quick grow facts

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Sun

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Water

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Fertilizer

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Houston planting window

Seed Apr or Aug

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Look out for (Houston)

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What it is

Zucchini is a summer squash, Cucurbita pepo. (Species-level info below; not specific to this variety.)

NC State Extension

Why grow/eat it

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How to use it

Fruit: eat cooked. Used as a vegetable, it has a very mild flavour and is very watery.

PFAF

Harvest in Houston

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Container tips

Likes full sun. Wants well-drained soil, kept moist.

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Cautions

Slugs, aphids, and beetles

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Sources

  1. https://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2013/09/EHT-041.pdf
  2. https://plants.ces.ncsu.edu/plants/cucurbita-pepo/
  3. https://pfaf.org/user/Plant.aspx?LatinName=Cucurbita+pepo